Ichijō Kaneka
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Ichijō Kaneka (一条 兼香, January 12, 1692 – September 21, 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 regents 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.