Yoshinobu was the seventh son of [[Tokugawa Nariaki]] 斉昭, head of the [[Mito Tokugawa clan]]. He was adopted as heir of the [[Hitotsubashi Tokugawa clan]]. | Yoshinobu was the seventh son of [[Tokugawa Nariaki]] 斉昭, head of the [[Mito Tokugawa clan]]. He was adopted as heir of the [[Hitotsubashi Tokugawa clan]]. |