, Ienari's father
First wife In 1778, the four-year-old Hitotsubashi Toyochiyo (豊千代), a minor figure in the Tokugawa clan hierarchy, was betrothed to Shimazu Shigehime or Tadakohime, the four-year-old daughter of Shimazu Shigehide, the
tozama daimyō of
Satsuma Domain on the island of
Kyūshū. The significance of this alliance was dramatically enhanced when, in 1781, the young Toyochiyo was adopted by the childless shōgun,
Tokugawa Ieharu. This meant that when Toyochiyo became Shōgun Ienari in 1786, Shigehide was set to become the father-in-law of the shōgun. The marriage was completed in 1789, after which Tadako became formally known as
Midaidokoro Sadako, or "first wife" Sadako. Protocol required that she be adopted into a court family, and the
Konoe family agreed to take her in but this was a mere formality.
Other relationships Ienari kept a
harem of 900 women and fathered over 75 children. Many of Ienari's children were adopted into various
daimyō houses throughout Japan, and some played important roles in the history of the
Bakumatsu and
Boshin War. Some of the more famous among them included: •
Hachisuka Narihiro,
Tokushima Domain •
Hachisuka Mochiaki •
Hachisuka Masaaki (1871–1932) •
Hachisuka Masauji (1903–1953) •
Hachisuka Masako (1941) •
Hachisuka Toshiko (1896–1970) •
Matsudaira Naritami,
Tsuyama Domain •
Tokugawa Narikatsu (1820–1849),
Shimizu Tokugawa family then to
Wakayama Domain •
Matsudaira Narisawa,
Fukui Domain •
Tokugawa Nariyuki (1801–1846),
Wakayama Domain •
Tokugawa Iemochi •
Tazawa Hidenari,
Tazawa Domain, as
Tazawa Hideyasu's adopted son
Parents and siblings • Father: Tokugawa Harusada (1751–1827) • Mother: O-Tomi no Kata (d. 1817) • Adoptive Father:
Tokugawa Ieharu • Siblings: • Kiihime married Hosokawa Naritatsu of
Kumamoto Domain • Matsudaira Yoshisue (1785–1804) of
Takasu Domain • Kuroda Naritaka (1777–1795) of
Fukuoka Domain • Tokugawa Harukuni (1776–1793) •
Tokugawa Nariatsu • Hisanosuke • Honnosuke •
Tokugawa Narimasa • Yunosuke
Wife and concubines • Wife: Shimazu Shigehime, later Kodaiin (1773–1844), daughter of Shimazu Shigehide of
Satsuma Domain • Concubine: • Omiyo no Kata (1797–1872) (There is legend said that Omiyo was daughter of
Tokugawa Ieharu with a servant) later Senkoin • O-ito no kata • Oyae no Kata (d. 1843) later Kaishun'in • Oraku no Kata (d. 1810) later Korin'in • Otase no Kata (d. 1832) later Myosoin • Ohana no Kata (d. 1845) later Seiren'in • Ohachi no Kata later Honrin'in (d. 1850) • Ohachi no Kata (d. 1813) later Chisoin • Osode no Kata (d. 1830) later Honshoin • Oyachi no Kata (d. 1810) later Seishoin • Osato no Kata (d. 1800) later Chosoin • Ocho no Kata (d. 1852) later Sokuseiin • Oshiga no Kata (d. 1813) later Keimeiin • Outa no Kata (d. 1851) later Hoschiin • Oume no Kata (d. 1794)later Shinsei-in • Oman no Kata (d. 1835) later Seishin'in • Obi no Kata (d. 1808) later Hoshin'in
Children • Toshihime (1789–1817) married
Tokugawa Naritomo by Oman • Koso-in (b. 1790) by Oman • Takechiyo (1792–1793) by Oman •
Tokugawa Ieyoshi (1793–1837) by Korin'in • Hidehime (b. 1794) later Tansei-in by Oume • Ayahime (1795–1797; infant when died and replaced by her younger sister, Asahime) Married
Date Chikamune of
Sendai Domain by Oman • Tokugawa Keinosuke (1795–1797) by Outa • Tokugawa Atsunosuke (1796–1799) born by Shigehime inherited Shimazu-Tokugawa family • Sohime (1796–1797) by Oshiga • Tokugawa Toyasaburo (b. 1798) by Outa • Kakuhime (1798–1799) by Osato • Gohyakuhime (1799–1800) by Outa • Tazawa Hidenari • Tokugawa Hidemaru • Mine-hime (1800–1853) born by Otase and married
Tokugawa Narinobu of
Owari Domain • Tokugawa Nariyuki (1801–1846) inherited Shimizu-Tokugawa family later inherited
Kii Domain and born to Otase • Toruhime (1801–1802) by Ocho • Jiyohime (1802–1803) by Oume • Asahime (1803–1843) married
Date Chikamune later married
Matsudaira Naritsugu of
Fukui Domain by Obi • Jukihime (1803–1804) by Otase • Tokugawa Tokinosuke (1803–1805) by Ocho • Harehime (1805–1807) by Otase •
Tokugawa Torachiyo (1806–1810) by Ocho • Kohime (b. 1806) • Kishihime (1807–1811) • Motohime (1808–1821) married
Matsudaira Katahiro of
Aizu Domain by Oyachi • Ayahime (1809–1837) married
Matsudaira Yoritane of
Takamatsu Domain by Osode • Tokugawa Tomomatsu (1809–1813) by Ocho • Yohime (1813–1868), married
Maeda Nariyasu, born to Omiyo • Nakahime (1815–1817), born to Omiyo • Tokugawa Narinori (1810–1827) inherited Shimizu family of
Gosankyō and born by Oyae •
Tokugawa Naritaka born by Ocho • Tsuyahime (b.1811) by Osode • Morihime (1811–1846) married
Nabeshima Naomasa of
Saga Domain by Oyae • Ikeda Narihiro (1812–1826) born by Oyae • Kazuhime (1813–1830) married
Mori Narito of
Chōshū Domain by Ocho • Takahime (1813–1814) by Osode • Tokugawa Okugoro (1813–1814) by Ohachi • Kotohime (1815–1816) by Ohana • Tokugawa Kyugoro (1815–1817) by Ocho •
Matsudaira Naritami born to Oyae • Suehime (1817–1872) married
Asano Naritaka of
Hiroshima Domain later Yousein by Omiyo • Kiyohime (1818–1868), married
Sakai Tadanori of
Himeji Domain later Seiko-in, born to Oyae • Matsudaira Nariyoshi (1820–1838) adopted to Fukui-Matsudaira family by Ohana • Tokugawa Shichiro (1818–1821) by Osode • Matsudaira Nariyoshi (1819–1839) of
Hamada Domain and born to Oyae • Ei-hime (1819–1875) married
Tokugawa Narikura of Hitotsubashi-Tokugawa Family by Ohana •
Tokugawa Nariharu born by Ohana •
Matsudaira Narisawa born by Honrin'in • Tokugawa Narikatsu (1820–1850) inherited Shimizu-Tokugawa family later inherited
Kii Domain and born by Osode •
Hachisuka Narihiro born by Oyae • Tokugawa Hachiro (1822–1823) by Osode • Matsudaira Narisada (1823–1841) born by Ohana • Matsudaira Narikoto (1825–1844) of
Akashi Domain born by Ohana • Taehime (1827–1843) by Ohana and married Ikeda Narimichi of
Tottori Domain • Tokugawa Taminosuke, born by O-ito • Fumihime ==Notable descendants==