− | Nobutsuna was the adopted son-in-law of [[Naoe Kagetsuna]] and succeeded him in [[1577]]. Lord of [[Yoita castle]], he supported [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]] in the 1578-79 [[Otate no Ran|Ôtate no ran]]. However, in [[1581]] he was killed by [[Yasuda Hidehiro]] at [[Kasugayama castle]]. As Nobutsuna had no sons, Kagekatsu ordered that his widow marry [[Naoe Kagetsugu|Higuchi Kagetsugu]], who became the head of the Naoe (as Naoe Kagetsugu). | + | Nobutsuna was the adopted son-in-law of [[Naoe Kagetsuna]] and succeeded him in [[1577]]. Lord of [[Yoita castle]], he supported [[Uesugi Kagekatsu]] in the 1578-79 [[Otate no Ran|Ôtate no ran]]. However, in [[1581]] he was killed by [[Yasuda Hidehiro]] at [[Kasugayama castle]]. As Nobutsuna had no sons, Kagekatsu ordered that his widow marry [[Naoe Kanetsugu|Higuchi Kagetsugu]], who became the head of the Naoe (as Naoe Kanetsugu). |