Matsudaira Katasada

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Matsudaira Katasada
松平容貞
Matsudaira Katasada portrait at Hanitsu Jinja, Inawashiro, Fukushima
4th Daimyō of Aizu Domain
In office 1731–1750
Monarch	Shōgun Tokugawa Yoshimune Tokugawa Ieshige
Preceded by	Matsudaira Masakata
Succeeded by	Matsudaira Katanobu
Personal details
Born	(1724-10-02)October 2, 1724
Died	October 26, 1750(1750-10-26) (aged 26)
Spouse(s)	Tomoe, daughter of of Takamatsu Domain
Father	Matsudaira Masakata

Matsudaira Katasada (松平容貞, October 2, 1724 – October 26, 1750) was the 4th daimyō of Aizu Domain in Mutsu Province, Japan (modern-day Fukushima Prefecture). His courtesy title was Sankonoe-gon-shō-shō and Jijū, and his Court rank was Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade.

Biography[]

Matsudaira Katasada was the eighth son of Matsudaira Masakata and became daimyō in 1731 on his father's death. He was received in formal audience by Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune in 1735. His courtesy title was promoted from Bungo-no-kami to Sankonoe-gon-shō-shō in 1740. Due to peasant unrest, he was able to pay only one half of his required taxes in 1749, and died in 1750 at the age of 27. He was married to a daughter of of Takamatsu Domain, and had two sons and one daughter.

See also[]

• Hoshina clan

References[]

• "Aizu-han" on Edo 300 HTML ) (in Japanese)
• Noguchi Shin'ichi (2005). Aizu-han. Tokyo: Gendai shokan.