Tokugawa Ienobu
| Tokugawa Ienobu | |
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Tokugawa Ienobu
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| 6th Edo Shogun | |
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In office 1709–1712 |
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| Preceded by | Tokugawa Tsunayoshi |
| Succeeded by | Tokugawa Ietsugu |
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| Born | 15 June 1662 |
| Died | 12 November 1712 (aged 50) |
| Relations |
Tokugawa Tsunashige (father) Chōshōin (mother) |
| Children |
Tokugawa Iechiyo Tokugawa Daigorō (1709–1710) Tokugawa Ietsugu Tokugawa Torakichi (1711–1711) Adopted: Masahime |
Tokugawa Ienobu (徳川 家宣?) (June 11, 1662 – November 12, 1712) was the sixth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, thus making him the nephew of Tokugawa Ietsuna and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, the grandson of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the great-grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada, and the great-great grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu. All of Ienobu's children died young, except his adopted daughter Masahime.
Tokugawa Ienobu was born as the oldest son of Tokugawa Tsunashige, daimyō of Kōfu, in 1662. His mother was a concubine. Tsunashige was the middle brother of Tokugawa Ietsuna and Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and the second son of Tokugawa Iemitsu with his concubine, thus making Ienobu their nephew. In 1662, Ienobu's uncle, Ietsuna was shogun, and his father, Tsunashige, was daimyō of Kōfu, a very valuable piece of land to the Tokugawa. Before becoming shogun his name was Tokugawa Tsunatoyo, the 4th lord of Kōfu Domain from the Tokugawa clan.
Not much is known of Ienobu's early life except that he was expected to become the next daimyō of Kofu after the death of his father. However, after Tokugawa Ietsuna had died in 1680, and his other uncle, Tokugawa Tsunayoshi succeeded the bakufu, Tsunayoshi's failure to produce a male heir greatly increased the chances of Ienobu becoming shogun. Nonetheless, for the time being, Ienobu was not being groomed to succeed to the shogunate but rather to succeed his father Tsunashige as daimyō of Kōfu.
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