Tokugawa Ietsuna

Tokugawa Ietsuna (徳川 家綱, September 7, 1641-June 4, 1680) was the fourth shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty of Japan who was in office from 1651 to 1680. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Iemitsu, thus making him the grandson of Tokugawa Hidetada and the great-grandson of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Early Life (1639-1651)

Tokugawa Ietsuna was born in 1641, the eldest son of Tokugawa Iemitsu and a concubine. At that time, his father was shogun in his own right, and several anti-Christian measures had been taken after the disastrous Shimabara Rebellion of 1637. Ietsuna was thus born into a very hostile enviornment. Tokugawa Ietsuna was a very weak and frail child, and this frail health carried over into his later years, from which he never recovered. Ietsuna grew up in Edo. Apart from this information, nothing else is known about his early life.

Related Topics:
1641 - Tokugawa Iemitsu - Shimabara Rebellion - 1637 - Edo

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