He married [[Kodai-in (1773-1844)|Shige-hime]] (aka Kôdai-in), a daughter of [[Shimazu Shigehide]], in [[1789]]. She gave birth to their first child, Atsunosuke, in [[1797]], but he died when he was only age 4.<ref>"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BA%83%E5%A4%A7%E9%99%A2 Kôdai-in]." ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'' 日本人名大辞典. Kodansha, 2009.; ''Kaiyô kokka Satsuma'' 海洋国家薩摩, Kagoshima: Shôkoshûseikan (2010), 58-59.</ref> | He married [[Kodai-in (1773-1844)|Shige-hime]] (aka Kôdai-in), a daughter of [[Shimazu Shigehide]], in [[1789]]. She gave birth to their first child, Atsunosuke, in [[1797]], but he died when he was only age 4.<ref>"[http://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%BA%83%E5%A4%A7%E9%99%A2 Kôdai-in]." ''Nihon jinmei daijiten'' 日本人名大辞典. Kodansha, 2009.; ''Kaiyô kokka Satsuma'' 海洋国家薩摩, Kagoshima: Shôkoshûseikan (2010), 58-59.</ref> |