Kasuga (Tokyo)

…In the midst of the so-called Shie Incident in 1829, Tsubone went to Kyoto with Hidetada's permission and entered the palace to have an audience with Emperor Gomizunoo. At this time, she was given the title of Kasuga no Tsubone and became the younger sister of the court noble Sanjonishi Sanejyo. Many people were appointed to the shogunate through her connections, including her husband Masanari, a daimyo, her son Masakatsu, a senior councilor, her brothers Saito Toshimune and Sannosuke, and her son-in-law Hotta Masayoshi, a hatamoto. Among them, Masayoshi's son Masamori was promoted to the position of senior councilor and one of Iemitsu's most important vassals. …

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…29年いわゆる紫衣（しえ）事件のさなか，局は秀忠の内意をうけて上洛し，参内して後水尾天皇に拝謁した。このとき春日の局号を賜って，公家三条西実条の猶妹となった。局との縁故で幕府に登用されたものは多く，夫正成は大名，子正勝は老中，兄斎藤利宗･三存，女婿堀田正吉は旗本，なかでも正吉の子正盛は老中をへて家光側近随一の重臣に取り立てられた。…

※「春日（東京）」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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