− | Kanetsugu was the son of [[Kimotsuki Kaneoki]]. He assumed leadership of his family in [[1533]] and was initially an ally of [[Shimazu Takahisa]], whom he assisted at the attack on Ichiki in [[1538]]. Kanetsugu later broke from the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] and allied with the [[Ito clan|Itô]] of [[Hyuga province|Hyûga]]. In 1566 he was captured by the Shimazu and made to commit suicide. He was succeeded by his son [[Kimotsuki Yoshikane]], who was in turn succeeded by Kanetsugu's 2nd son, [[Kimotsuki Kaneaki]] ([[1558]]-[[1634]]). | + | Kanetsugu was the 16th head of the [[Kimotsuki clan]]. The son of [[Kimotsuki Kaneoki]], he assumed leadership of his family in [[1533]] and was initially an ally of [[Shimazu Takahisa]], whom he assisted at the attack on Ichiki in [[1538]]. Kanetsugu later broke from the [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] and allied with the [[Ito clan|Itô]] of [[Hyuga province|Hyûga]]. In 1566 he was captured by the Shimazu and made to commit suicide. He was succeeded by his son [[Kimotsuki Yoshikane]], who was in turn succeeded by Kanetsugu's second son, [[Kimotsuki Kaneaki]] ([[1558]]-[[1634]]). |