Matsudaira Masakata

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Matsudaira Masakata
松平正容
Matsudaira Masakata portrait at Hanitsu Jinja, Inawashiro, Fukushima
3rd Daimyō of Aizu Domain
In office 1681–1731
Monarch	Shōgun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi Tokugawa Ienobu Tokugawa Ietsugu Tokugawa Yoshimune
Preceded by	Hoshina Masatsune
Succeeded by	Matsudaira Masasada
Personal details
Born	(1669-03-01)March 1, 1669
Died	October 10, 1731(1731-10-10) (aged 62)
Spouse(s)	Take, daughter of of Oshi Domain
Father	Hoshina Masayuki

Matsudaira Masakata (松平正容, March 1, 1669 – October 10, 1731) was the 3rd daimyō of Aizu Domain in Mutsu Province, Japan (modern-day Fukushima Prefecture). His courtesy title was Sankonoe-gon-chū-shō and Jijū, and his Court rank was Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade.

Biography[]

Matsudaira Masakata was the sixth son of Hoshina Masayuki and became daimyō in 1681 on the retirement of his elder brother. His courtesy title was Bungo-no-kami, which was increased to Sankonoe-gon-shō-shō in 1687. Initially, his name was Hoshina Masanobu (保科正信), but in 1696 he was permitted to change his name to Matsudaira Masakata, in recognition of the clan's status of being a cadet branch of the Tokugawa clan. His courtesy title was promoted to Sankonoe-gon-chū-shō in 1712. He was married to a daughter of of Oshi Domain, and had nine sons and four daughters. He ruled to his death in 1731.

See also[]

• Hoshina clan

References[]

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