Konoe Iehiro

Kugyō
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IntroKugyō
PlacesJapan
wasMilitary leader Artist Samurai Calligrapher
Work fieldArts Creativity Military
Gender
Male
Birth24 July 1667, Japan
Death5 November 1736 (aged 69 years)
Family
Mother:Tsuneko-naishinnō
Father:Konoe Motohiro
Children:Konoe Iehisa Takatsukasa Fusahiro Konoe Hisako Takatsukasa Hisasuke
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Biography

Konoe Iehiro (近衛 家熈, July 24, 1667 – November 5, 1736), son of regent Motohiro, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). He held a regent position kampaku from 1707 to 1709 and from 1709 to 1712.

A daughter of Emperor Reigen was his consort with whom he had children, among others:

  • Konoe Iehisa
  • A consort of Tokugawa Tsugutomo, sixth head of Owari Domain
  • Takatsukasa Fusahiro
  • Takatsukasa Hisasuke
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