Tokugawa Tsunanari

was daimyō of Owari Domain during early-Edo period Japan.

Biography Tokugawa Tsunanari was the son of the second daimyō of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Mitsutomo by his official wife, Chiyohime later Reisen-in, the daughter of shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu. Although Mitsutomo's second son, he was given the position of first son and heir over his elder brother, who had been born to a concubine. He undertook his genpuku ceremony under Shogun Tokugawa Ietsuna on April 5, 1657, and was given the adult name of the "Tsunayoshi". He changed his name to "Tsunanari" to avoid confusion with an uncle of the same name who was daimyō of Tatebayashi Domain. His childhood name was Gorota (五郎太).

On the retirement of his father on April 27, 1693, Tsunanari became the 3rd Tokugawa daimyō of Owari Domain, with 3rd court rank and the courtesy title of Chūnagon. Although officially daimyō, all power remained in the hands of his retired father and Tsunanari spent most of his time in various scholarly pursuits, including starting work on a comprehensive history of Owari Province in 1698. In addition to his official wife (a daughter of court noble Hirohata Tadayki), Tsunanari had 16 concubines, by whom he had a total of 40 children (22 male, 18 female).

Tsunanari died on July 1, 1699, by eating a tainted strawberry, and was succeeded by his 10th son, Tokugawa Yoshimichi. He was posthumously awarded 2nd Court Rank and the courtesy title of Dainagon. His grave is at the Owari Tokugawa clan temple of Kenchū-ji in Nagoya.

Family Father: Tokugawa Mitsutomo Mother: Tokugawa Chiyohime, daughter of the third shōgun Tokugawa Iemitsu Wife: Shinko, daughter of Hirohata Tadayuki Concubines: Ofuku no Kata later Honjuin (1665–1739) Izumi later Senkoin Karahashi-dono Umezu later Senyoin Oyae no Kata Osano no Kata Kono-dono Umekoji-dono Odan no Kata Otsu no Kata Tatsuko no Kata Renjoin Oako no Kata Oman no Kata Kurahashi-dono Takahita-dono Children: Gorohachi (1676–1678) by Oyae Gen'nosuke (1678–1678) by Osano Etsuhime (1679–1681) by Kono Tsurumaru (1680–1680) by Umekoji Matsunosuke (1682–1683) by Umekoji Kikuhime (1684–1685) by Umekoji Kitaro (1686–1687) by Umekoji Ayahime (1692–1694) by Umekoji Bomaru (1693–1693) by Umekoji Masahime (1695–1695) by Umekoji Hatsuhime (1683–1683) by Odan Hachihime (1684–1684) by Otsu Kiyohime (1684–1684) by Tatsuko Haruhime (1685–1868) by Renjoin Daizen (1688–1691) by Renjoin Mitsuhime (1690–1691) by Renjoin Kametaro (1687–1692) by Senkoin Tsunesaburo (1688–1691) by Senkoin Tsutahime (1688–1688) by Honjuin Tokugawa Yoshimichi by Honjuin Itsuhime (1691–1696) by Honjuin Iwanosuke (1694–1705) by Honjuin Naohime (1688–1689) by Oako Harunosuke (1694–1705) by Oako Ishimatsu (1692–1694) by Oako Yorihime (1692–1694) by Oman Chojiro (1694–1697) by Senyoin Bohime (1698–1698) by Senyoin Sennosuke (1696–1697) by Kurahashi Fukuhime (1698–1700) by Kurahashi Tokugawa Tsugutomo by Senkoin Matsudaira Yoshitaka (1694–1732) by Karahashi Matsudaira Michimasa (1696–1730) by Karahashi Tokugawa Muneharu by Senyoin Kichihime (1697–1701) by Karahashi and adopted by the fifth shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Matsuhime married Maeda Yoshinori by Kurahashi and adopted by the fifth shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Tonosuke (1699–1699) by Takahita