Matsudaira Tadayoshi, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Matsudaira Tadayoshi

[松平忠吉] son of Tokugawa Ieyasu

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1580

Date of Death: 01-Apr-1607

Profession: samurai

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Matsudaira Tadayoshi (?? ??, 18 October 1580 – 1 April 1607) was the fourth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu with his concubine Saigo-no-Tsubone.
His Childhood name was Fukumatsumaru (???).
When his mother died, he and his brother were adopted by Acha no Tsubone (1555-1637).
His full brother, Tokugawa Hidetada, was the second shogun.
Later, Tadayoshi was adopted by Matsudaira Ietada and succeeded him as the second lord of Oshi Domain.
At the Battle of Sekigahara, he was attended by Ii Naomasa and was therefore at the forefront of the fighting.
In the midst of the battle, he was shot by an Ishida gunner, but survived with a bullet wound.
He was given Kiyosu Domain afterwards and remained there until his death at 1607.
He was buried in Shinnyo-ji in Kakegawa.