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Motohiro lost his father and adoptive mother at a young age; his grandfather had been a younger brother of Go-Mizunoo who had been adopted into the Konoe family.

Motohiro lost his father and adoptive mother at a young age; his grandfather had been a younger brother of Go-Mizunoo who had been adopted into the Konoe family.

He married the 22-year-old [[Shinanomiya Tsuneko]], daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo in [[1664]], when he was 16. Initially, rather than move into his wife's mansion with her, he spent much of his time at the Konoe family residence, eventually arranging for a new home which he would share with the princess two years after their marriage.

He married the 22-year-old [[Shinanomiya Tsuneko]], daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo in [[1664]], when he was 16. Initially, rather than move into his wife's mansion with her, he spent much of his time at the Konoe family residence, eventually arranging for a new home which he would share with the princess two years after their marriage. He had three children with her: their daughter [[Konoe Hiroko|Hiroko]] (b. 1666/3/26), married the sixth [[shogun]], [[Tokugawa Ienobu]], while their eldest son [[Konoe Iehiro|Iehiro]] (b. [[1667]]/6/4) married the eldest daughter of [[Emperor Reigen]], and went on to hold a number of the highest-ranking court posts; their third child, [[Konoe Nobuna|Nobuna]] ([[1669]]/4/27-[[1684]]/10/27), was sickly throughout his life and died at the young age of 15.

As the head of the Konoe family, he was obliged to serve a pseudo-priestly role in performing various rituals at or for the [[Fujiwara clan]] family shrine, [[Kasuga Shrine]]. As a result, he often had obligations to observe certain taboos at certain times, shying from for example meat or sex on certain days, and on occasion went away on spiritual retreats for more than a week at a time. Though he spent much time away from the house, whether as cause or effect of Shinanomiya spending so much time at the Imperial Palace, Motohiro also spent time quite frequently at Court. He is said to have been quite well-liked by Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Shinanomiya's mother [[Shin-Kogimon-in|Shin-Kôgimon-in]], Go-Mizunoo's consort [[Tofukumon-in|Tôfukumon-in]], and others, though all in this circle, Motohiro included, did not get along well with [[Emperor Reigen]].

As the head of the Konoe family, he was obliged to serve a pseudo-priestly role in performing various rituals at or for the [[Fujiwara clan]] family shrine, [[Kasuga Shrine]]. As a result, he often had obligations to observe certain taboos at certain times, shying from for example meat or sex on certain days, and on occasion went away on spiritual retreats for more than a week at a time. Though he spent much time away from the house, whether as cause or effect of Shinanomiya spending so much time at the Imperial Palace, Motohiro also spent time quite frequently at Court. He is said to have been quite well-liked by Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Shinanomiya's mother [[Shin-Kogimon-in|Shin-Kôgimon-in]], Go-Mizunoo's consort [[Tofukumon-in|Tôfukumon-in]], and others, though all in this circle, Motohiro included, did not get along well with [[Emperor Reigen]].