Matsudaira Sadaaki
| Matsudaira Sadaaki | |
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A young Matsudaira Sadaaki
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| 4th (Matsudaira) Lord of Kuwana | |
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In office 1859–1868 |
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| Preceded by | Matsudaira Sadamichi |
| Succeeded by | Matsudaira Sadanori |
| 56th Kyoto Shoshidai | |
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In office 1864–1867 |
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| Preceded by | Inaba Masakuni |
| Succeeded by | none |
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January 18, 1847 Edo, Japan |
| Died | July 12, 1908 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse(s) | Matsudaira Hatsuko |
Matsudaira Sadaaki (松平 定敬?, January 18, 1847 – July 12, 1908) was a Japanese daimyo of the Bakumatsu period, who was the last ruler of the Kuwana Domain. Sadaaki was the adopted heir of Matsudaira Sadamichi, the descendant of Sadatsuna, the third son of Hisamatsu Sadakatsu (1569–1623), who was Tokugawa Ieyasu's brother. His family was known as the Hisamatsu Matsudaira clan. It was to this family that Matsudaira Sadanobu also belonged.
Matsudaira Tetsunosuke (the future Sadaaki) was born at Ichigaya in Edo, the 8th son of Matsudaira Yoshitatsu, the lord of the Takasu domain. One of his older brothers was Matsudaira Katamori, who later became the lord of Aizu. In 1859, Tetsunosuke was adopted to succeed the newly deceased Matsudaira Sadamichi as lord of the Kuwana Domain. He was betrothed to Sadamichi's 3-year-old daughter Hatsu, thus formalizing the adoption. Coming of age, he took the name Sadaaki.
Sadaaki was the Tokugawa shogunate's last Kyoto shoshidai in the period spanning May 16, 1864 through January 3, 1868. As shoshidai, he supported his brother's work in Kyoto as the Kyoto protector. In 1864, Sadaaki deployed Kuwana troops as part of the shogunate's effort to subdue the Tengu-tō's uprising.
During these years Sadaaki was famous as an avid horseman, and received an imported Arabian horse as a gift from the Shogunate.
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