Nijō Yoshitada

In this Japanese name, the surname is Nijō.

Portrait of Nijō Yoshitada, 18th century

Nijō Yoshitada (二条 吉忠, 26 September 1689– 28 August 1737), son of regent Nijō Tsunahira, was a Japanese kugyō (court noble) of the Edo period. He held a regent position kampaku from 1736 to 1737. He married a daughter of the fourth head of Kaga Domain Maeda Tsunanori. Nijō Munehira was his son. Also, one of his daughters was a consort of Emperor Sakuramachi.

Family

Parents

• Father: Nijō Tsunahira (二条 綱平, 1672–1732)
• Mother: Imperial Princess Masako (1673–1746; 栄子内親王), daughter of Emperor Reigen and Empress Takatsukasa Fusako

Consorts and issues:

• Wife: Maeda Toshiko (前田 利子), also known as Naohime (直姫, 16 November 1693 – 24 January 1749), daughter of Maeda Tsunanori
  • Nijō Junko (二条淳子, 1713 – 1774) Wife of Imperial Prince Arisugawa-no-miya Yorihito (son of Emperor Reigen), first daughter
  • Nijō Ieko (二条舎子, 1716 – 1790), Empress Consort of Emperor Sakuramachi, second daughter
• Concubine: a Court lady (家女房)
  • Nijō Munehira (二条 宗熙, 27 December 1718 – 3 August 1738), first son
• Concubine: Lady Rinshōin (理性院)
  • Ruimyoin Rikuni (瑞妙院日護尼, 1717 – 1746, Nun at Zuiryū-ji (Toyama), third daughter
  • Takashi (隆遍, 1721 – 1777), Priest at Kōfuku-ji, second son
  • Yūjō (祐常, 1723 – 1773), third son
  • Nijō Yoshiko (二条喜子, 1728 – 1745), concubine of Nijō Munemoto (二条 宗基), fourth daughter

References

• ネケト. 二条家（摂家） (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2004-08-15. Retrieved 2007-09-14.