Konoe Hisatsugu

Who was Konoe Hisatsugu?

Konoe Hisatsugu, son of regent Nobuhiro, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the Edo period. He held a regent position kampaku from 1651 to 1653.

His mother was not recorded. His sister was the consort of Tokugawa Mitsukuni, the daimyo of Mito Domain. As a son of Nobuhiro, he was a grandson of Emperor Go-Yōzei. His consort was Princess Shoshi, known as Onna-nino-miya by the contemporary, the third daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo, thus a cousin of Hisatsugu. With her he had a son Motohiro and a daughter who was the consort of Fushimi-no-miya Prince Sadayuki.