Ando Shigenaga

Japanese: 安藤重長 - あんどうしげなが

1600-1657 A daimyo in the early Edo period.
Born in 1602. He was adopted by his maternal grandfather, Ando Shigenobu, and served Tokugawa Hidetada and Iemitsu. In 1623, he succeeded him as head of the family, becoming the second lord of the Ando clan in Takasaki, Kozuke (Gunma Prefecture). He served as the head clerk of the study, temples and shrines magistrate, and musician. In 1626, he was placed in the care of Tokugawa Hidetada's son, Tadanaga, but the following year Tadanaga committed suicide. He died on September 29, 1603. He was 58 years old. His real surname was Honda. His first name was Shigesada.

Source: Kodansha Digital Japanese Name Dictionary +Plus Information | Legend

Japanese:

1600－1657　江戸時代前期の大名。
慶長5年生まれ。外祖父安藤重信(しげのぶ)の養子となり,徳川秀忠・家光につかえる。元和(げんな)7年家督をつぎ,上野(こうずけ)(群馬県)高崎藩主安藤家2代となる。書院番頭(ばんがしら),寺社奉行,奏者番をつとめた。寛永9年徳川秀忠の子忠長をあずかったが,翌年忠長は自害した。明暦3年9月29日死去。58歳。本姓は本多。初名は重貞。

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