Takatsukasa Hisasuke

In this Japanese name, the family name is Takatsukasa.

Takatsukasa Hisasuke (鷹司 尚輔, 1726 April 19, 1733), son of Konoe Iehiro and adopted son of Fusahiro, was a kuge or Japanese court noble of the Edo period (1603–1868). He died at age 8[1] of illness after inheriting the Takatsukasa family at age 5.[2] His wife and he did not have a son, but they adopted one Mototeru.

References

  1. East Asian age reckoning
  2. This is why the article states that he is kuge not kugyo, in contrast to other members of the family.



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