Ichijō Kaneka

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Ichijō Kaneka^[1] (一条 兼香, Ichijō Kaneka^[1]? 1692-1751), son of regent Takatsukasa Fusasuke and adopted son of regent Kaneteru, was a kugyō (court noble) of the Edo period (1603–1868) of Japan. He held a regent position kampaku from 1737 to 1746. He married a daughter of Asano Tsunanaga, fourth head of Hiroshima Domain, and an adopted daughter of Ikeda Tsunamasa, second head of Okayama Domain. With the latter he had children, among others:

• Ichijō Michika
• Takatsukasa Mototeru
• consort of Tokugawa Munemasa, seventh head of Wakayama Domain
• Akiko (Tomohime), consort of Tokugawa Munetada, founding father of Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family
• consort of Tokugawa Munemoto, fifth head of Mito Domain
• Daigo Kanezumi
• consort of Tokugawa Shigeyoshi, founding father of Shimizu-Tokugawa family

He also had a daughter with a commoner, the daughter who later became a consort of Emperor Momozono.

[edit] References

• ネケト. 一条家（摂家） (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-09-11.
• unknown. 一橋徳川家 (Japanese). Retrieved on 2007-09-11.

1. ^ The ja wikipedia article says it's Kaneyoshi, but that would conflict with Ichijō Kaneyoshi (兼良). Besides no other sources are found backing this name.