Matsudaira Hirotada

Matsudaira Hirotada (松平 広忠, June 9, 1526 – April 3, 1549) was the lord of Okazaki Castle in Mikawa province, Japan during the Sengoku Period of the 16th century. He is best known for being the father of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa Shogunate.[1]

In this Japanese name, the family name is Matsudaira.

Matsudaira Hirotada
Grave of Matsudaira Hirotada at Daiju-ji in Okazaki, Aichi.
Born	9 June 1526
Died	3 April 1549(1549-04-03) (aged 22)
Occupation	Daimyo

Biography

Hirotada was the son of Matsudaira Kiyoyasu (7th head of Mikawa Matsudaira clan). He was known in his childhood as Senshōmaru, Senchiyo, and Jirōzaburō.

After his father's assassination in 1537, Hirotada was placed under the protection of a loyal retainer, Abe Sadayoshi. He allied with the Imagawa, and with their help was installed at Okazaki castle. The alliance with them brought him into conflict with the Tokugawa clan. In 1540, Oda Nobuhide attacked and took Nanjo castle, which was held by the Matsudaira family. He was assisted by Mizuno Tadamasa. Oda's son, Oda Nobuhiro, was installed as the lord of the castle.

In 1541, Hirotada married Okichi, his niece and sister of Mizuno Tadamichi, a son, later known as Tokugawa Ieyasu, was born to them a year later. He joined Imagawa Yoshimoto to fight Oda Nobuhide at the First Battle of Azukizaka in 1542, and were defeated. His uncle, Matsudaira Nobutaka, rebelled in 1543, and joined Oda Nobuhide. Hirotada had a serious disagreement with his father-in-law, Mizuno Tadamasa, in 1544, and he divorced Okichi. He then married the daughter of Toda Yasumitsu.

He was posthumously conferred the rank of Dainagon by his son Ieyasu in 1612.

Family

Parent

Status	image	Name	posthumous Name	Birth	Death	Parents
Father		Matsudaira Kiyoyasu	Zentokuin-dono nenshoudohodaikoji	September 28, 1511	December 29, 1535	Matsudaira Nobutada (1490-September 8, 1531), Okochi Mitsunari's daughter
Mother		Haruhime				Matsudaira Masayasu (d.1525) of Ōkusa-Matsudaira clan

Wives and concubines

Status	Image	Name	posthumous Name	Birth	Death	Parents	Children
First Wife (divorce 1544)		Odai no Kata	Denzū-in	1528	October 13, 1602	Mizuno Tadamasa Otomi-no-Kata	Matsudaira Motonobu
Second Wife		Makihime				Toda Yasumitsu (d.1547)	Ichibahime (d.1593) married to Arakawa Yoshihiro later to Tsutsui Sadatsugu of Iga-Ueno Domain
Concubine		Ohisa-no-kata				Matsudaira Norimasa of Ogyu-Matsudaira clan	Matsudaira Tadamasa (1544-1591) Esai
Concubine						Hirahara Clan	Yadahime married Matsudaira Yasutada (1546–1618) of Nagasawa-Matsudaira clan
Concubine		Omiyu-no-Kata					Matsudaira Iemoto
Concubine						Naito Clan	Naito Nobunari of Nagahama Domain

Children

Image	Name	posthumous Name	Birth	Death	Mother	Spouse	Children
	Matsudaira Motonobu	Hogo Onkokuin	January 31, 1543	June 1, 1616	Odai-no-Kata	First: Lady Tsukiyama Second: Asahi no kata	By First: Tokugawa Nobuyasu Kamehime married Okudaira Nobumasa of Kano Domain By Concubines: First: Tokuhime married Hojo Ujinao later Ikeda Terumasa of Himeji Domain Yuki Hideyasu of Fukui Domain Tokugawa Hidetada Matsudaira Tadayoshi of Fukui Domain Furi-hime (1580-1617) married to Gamō Hideyuki of Aizu Domain later Asano Nagaakira of Hiroshima Domain Takeda Nobuyoshi of Mito Domain Matsudaira Tadateru of Takada Domain Matsudaira Matsuchiyo of Fukaya Domain Tokugawa Yoshinao of Owari Domain Tokugawa Yorinobu of Kishu Domain Tokugawa Yorifusa of Mito Domain Senchiyo (1595-1600) Matsuhime (1595-1598) Ichi-hime (1607-1610)
	Matsudaira Tadamasa		1544	1591	Ohisa-no-Kata		Matsudaira Nagakiyo
	Esai				Ohisa-no-Kata
	Yadahime				Hirahara clan's daughter	Matsudaira Yasutada (1546–1618) of Nagasawa-Matsudaira clan	Matsudaira Yasunao (1569–1593) of Fukaya Domain
	Matsudaira Iemoto	Shogenin	1548	September 19, 1603	Omiyu-no-Kata
	Naito Nobunari of Nagahama Domain	Denzun-in-dono Yōtakesōkendaikoji	June 13, 1545	August 20, 1612	Naito clan's daughter	Aou Nagakatsu's daughter	Naito Nobumasa (1568–1626) of Nagahama Domain Naito Nobuhiro (1592–1649) Daughter married Sanjo clan's man Daughter married Ide Masanobu Daughter married Endō Toshiharu Daughter married Niwa Sadaaki later Momiyama Sadamasa
	Ichibahime			June 1, 1593	Makihime	First: Arakawa Yoshihiro Second: Tsutsui Sadatsugu of Iga-Ueno Domain	Arakawa Hirotsuna Arakawa Ienori daughter married Matsudaira Kanemitsu
	Matsudaira Chikayoshi

Ancestry

[2]

Ancestors of Matsudaira Hirotada
16. Matsudaira Chikatada (c. 1431-1501) 8. Matsudaira Nagachika (1473-1544) 17. Senshuin (Suzuki) 4.Matsudaira Nobutada (1490-1531) 18. Matsudaira Nagasawa (?) 9. Gekkū Jōun (d. 1527) 2. Matsudaira Kiyoyasu (1511-1535) 5. Mizuno 1. Matsudaira Hirotada 3. Aoki

References

1. Turnbull, Stephen (1987). Battles of the Samurai. Arms and Armour Press. p. 34. ISBN 0853688265.
2. "Genealogy". Reichsarchiv (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 December 2017.