Tokugawa Mochinaga

In this Japanese name, the family name is Tokugawa.

Tokugawa Mochinaga
File:Tokugawa Motinaga.jpg Tokugawa Mochinaga
Lord of the Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa
In office 1866–1884
Preceded by	Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Succeeded by	Tokugawa Satomichi
Personal details
Born	(1831-06-11)June 11, 1831 Edo, Japan
Died
Nationality	Japanese

Tokugawa Mochinaga (徳川 茂徳, June 11, 1831 – March 6, 1884) was a Japanese samurai who was an influential figure of the Bakumatsu period.

Biography

The son of Matsudaira Yoshitatsu of Takasu han, his brothers included the famous Matsudaira Katamori, Matsudaira Sadaaki, and Tokugawa Yoshikatsu. Together, the four men were known as the Takasu yon-kyōdai 高須四兄弟, or "Four Brothers of Takasu." First serving as daimyo of his native Takasu Domain, and then the Owari Domain, Mochiharu retired before succeeding to the headship of the Hitotsubashi branch of the Tokugawa house. An important figure in the Bakumatsu period, he eventually retired the Hitotsubashi headship in favor of his son Satomichi.

References

Further reading

• Hitotsubashi genealogy
• Bolitho, Harold. The Collapse of the Tokugawa Bakufu, 1862–1868. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 1980.

Japanese royalty
Preceded by Matsudaira Yoshitatsu	11th (Owari-Matsudaira) lord of Takasu 1850–1858	Succeeded by Matsudaira Yoshimasa
Preceded by Tokugawa Yoshikumi	15th (Tokugawa) lord of Owari 1858–1863	Succeeded by Tokugawa Yoshinori
Preceded by Tokugawa Yoshinobu	10th Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa family head 1866–1884	Succeeded by Tokugawa Satomichi