Matsudaira Yoshinaga
| Matsudaira Yoshinaga | |
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Matsudaira Yoshinaga
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| 16th Lord of Fukui | |
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In office 1838–1858 |
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| Preceded by | Matsudaira Narisawa |
| Succeeded by | Matsudaira Mochiaki |
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October 10, 1828 Edo, Japan |
| Died | June 2, 1890 (aged 61) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Spouse(s) | Hosokawa Yū |
Matsudaira Yoshinaga (松平 慶永?, October 10, 1828 – June 2, 1890), also known as Matsudaira Keiei, or Matsudaira Shungaku (春嶽) was a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period. He was head of the Fukui Domain in Echizen Province. He is counted as one of the "Four Wise Lords of the bakumatsu" (幕末の四賢侯 Bakumatsu no Shikenkō?), along with Date Munenari, Yamauchi Yōdō and Shimazu Nariakira.
He was born as the eighth son of Tokugawa Narimasa in Tayasu house of Edo Castle. In his early life he was called "Nishikino-joh". Nishikino-joh was designated to be adopted to Matsudaira Katsuyoshi, the daimyō of Iyo-Matsuyama Domain before he was born, and it was officially announced on November 25, 1837.
On July 27, 1838, Matsudaira Nariyoshi, a young lord of Fukui Domain suddenly died. As he has no sons, the wife of the former lord of Fukui, Shoso-in, and Tokugawa Ieyoshi, the 12th Shogun (he was also a brother of Nariyoshi) decided to adopt Nishikino-joh to Matsudaira Family. He succeeded Echizen-Matsudaira family and a position as a ruler of Fukui in his age of 11. After his genpuku (coming-of-age ceremony), he named himself "Yoshinaga", after the name of Shogun Ieyoshi. "Yoshinaga" is his imina and "Shungaku" (春嶽, "Spring Mountain") is his gō.
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