Tadaka Ichijo

Japanese: 一条忠香 - いちじょうただか

1812-1863 A court noble in the late Edo period.
Born on February 13, 1816. Fourth son of Ichijo Tadayoshi. Father of Empress Shoken. Older brother of Koga Takemichi. In 1818, he was awarded the rank of Junior Third Rank, in 1852, Minister of the Interior, and in 1853, Minister of the Left. Junior First Rank. In 1862, he was appointed to the newly established position of State Affairs Officer along with his son Saneyoshi. His adopted daughter was also the wife of Tokugawa Yoshinobu, and he supported the Hitotsubashi faction on the issue of the succession to the shogun. He was a supporter of the union of the Imperial Court and the Shogunate, and was in conflict with the Sonjou (revere the expulsion of the nobles). He died on November 7, 1863. He was 52 years old. His posthumous name was Go-Daishoji. His diary reads "Hakuki."

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

Japanese:

1812－1863　江戸時代後期の公卿(くぎょう)。
文化9年2月13日生まれ。一条忠良の4男。昭憲皇太后の父。久我建通(こが-たけみち)の兄。文政3年従三位,安政5年内大臣,6年左大臣。従一位。文久2年新設の国事御用掛に子実良らと就任。養女が徳川慶喜(よしのぶ)の夫人でもあり,将軍継嗣問題では一橋派を支持。公武合体派で,尊攘(そんじょう)派の公家(くげ)と対立した。文久3年11月7日死去。52歳。法号は後大勝寺。日記に「璞記(はくき)」。

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