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Matsudaira Sukekuni

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Matsudaira Sukekuni
松平資訓
Born1700
DiedMay 9, 1752
NationalityJapanese
Other names
  • Sanō Sukekuni
  • Honjō Sukekuni
  • Bungō-no-kami
OccupationDaimyō

Matsudaira Sukekuni (松平 資訓, 1700 – May 9, 1752) was a hatamoto, and later a daimyō during mid-Edo period Japan.

Biography

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Matsudaira Sukekuni was born as Sano Sukekuni, the second son of the hatamoto Sanō Katsuyori. In 1714, he entered into the administration of the Tokugawa shogunate as a minor hatamoto, and received Lower 5th Court Rank. In 1718, he received the courtesy title of Bungō-no-kami.

On the death of his brother-in-law, Matsudaira Suketoshi, the daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain in Tōtōmi Province in 1773, Sukekuni was adopted into the Honjō branch of the Matsudaira clan and inherited the 70,000 koku domain. In 1729, he was transferred to Yoshida Domain in Mikawa Province. In 1741, he became a Sōshaban (Master of Ceremonies) in the administration of Edo Castle. In 1748, his Court Rank was raised to Lower 4th. In 1749, he was appointed Kyoto Shoshidai, at which time he exchanged Yoshida Domain back for Hamamatsu Domain. The same year, his courtesy title was upgraded to Chamberlain. He died in 1752.

Sukekuni was married to a daughter of Arima Yorimoto, the daimyō of Kurume Domain.

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Preceded by Daimyō of Hamamatsu
1723–1749
Succeeded by
Preceded by Daimyō of Yoshida
1729–1749
Succeeded by
Preceded by 19th Kyoto Shoshidai
1749–1752
Succeeded by
Preceded by Daimyō of Hamamatsu
1749–1752
Succeeded by