Tokugawa Yorinobu

A feudal lord in the early Edo period. Ieyasu's 10th son. His mother was Oman no Kata (Yojuin), the daughter of Masaki Kunitoki, a local lord in Kazusa (Chiba Prefecture). He was the founder of the Kii clan, one of the Gosanke (three main branches of the Tokugawa clan). He was born in Fushimi on March 7, 1603 (Keicho 8). His childhood name was Chofukumaru. In 1603 (Keicho 8), he was given 200,000 koku of land in Mito. The following year, his land was increased by 50,000 koku. In 1606, he came of age and took the name Yorimasa. In 1610, his land was increased to 500,000 koku in Suruga, Totomi (Shizuoka Prefecture), and eastern Mikawa (Aichi Prefecture). He participated in the Winter and Summer Sieges of Osaka, and after Ieyasu's death in 1616 (Genwa 2), he was given Sunpu Castle (Shizuoka City), and married Kato Kiyomasa's daughter the following year. In 1619, he became the lord of Wakayama Castle with a fief of over 550,000 koku. Around this time, he changed his name to Yorinobu, and then to Yorinobu. In 1626 (Kan'ei 3), he was appointed Gon Dainagon (Gon Dainagon) of Junior Second Rank. He died in Wakayama on January 10, 11th year of Kanbun. His posthumous name was Nanryuin-dono. It is well known that there were rumors that he was the backer of Yui Shosetsu in the Keian Incident. His grave is at Choho-ji Temple (Shimotsu-cho, Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture).

[Akira Takagi]

"Ieyasu's Family Leaves" by Takaya Nakamura (1965, Kodansha)

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江戸初期の大名。家康の第10子。母は上総(かずさ)（千葉県）の土豪正木邦時(まさきくにとき)の娘のお万の方（養珠院）。御三家の一つ紀伊(きい)家の祖。慶長(けいちょう)7年3月7日伏見(ふしみ)に生まれる。幼名は長福丸。1603年（慶長8）水戸20万石を与えられる。翌年5万石加増。1606年元服して頼将(よりまさ)と名のる。1610年駿河(するが)・遠江(とおとうみ)（静岡県）と東三河（愛知県）で50万石に加増。大坂冬・夏の陣に参加し、1616年（元和2）家康の死後、駿府(すんぷ)城（静岡市）を与えられ、翌年加藤清正(きよまさ)の娘と結婚。1619年和歌山55万石余の城主となる。このころ頼信と改名し、さらに頼宣と改めた。1626年（寛永3）従(じゅ)二位権大納言(ごんだいなごん)に叙任。寛文(かんぶん)11年1月10日和歌山で没。諡(おくりな)は南龍院殿。慶安(けいあん)事件で由比正雪(ゆいしょうせつ)の後ろ盾という噂(うわさ)があったことはよく知られている。墓は長保寺(ちょうほうじ)（和歌山県海南市下津町）。

［高木昭作］

『中村孝也著『家康の族葉』（1965・講談社）』

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