Hotta Masatsugu

In this Japanese name, the surname is Hotta.

Hotta Masatsugu (堀田正頌; December 14, 1842 – May 11, 1896) was the third (and final) daimyō of Sano Domain in Shimotsuke Province, Honshū, Japan (modern-day Tochigi Prefecture) under then Bakumatsu period Tokugawa shogunate. His courtesy title was Settsu-no-kami, later Shinano-no-kami and his Court rank was Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade.

Viscount Hotta Masatsugu
堀田正頌
Hotta Masatsugu after the Meiji restoration
3rd Daimyō of Sano Domain
In office 1854–1868
Monarchs	Shōgun Tokugawa Iesada Tokugawa Iemochi Tokugawa Yoshinobu
Preceded by	Hotta MAsahira
Succeeded by	< position abolished >
Imperial Governor of Sano
In office 1868–1871
Monarch	Emperor Meiji
Personal details
Born	(1842-12-14)December 14, 1842
Died	May 11, 1896(1896-05-11) (aged 53)}
Parent	Hotta Masamoto (father)

Biography

Hotta Masatsugu was the son of Hotta Masamoto, but as his father died young, he succeeded his grandfather, Hotta Masahira as daimyō of Sano. Despite his young age, he had good political acumen and capable advisors. He is noted for opening a han school. He was received in formal audience by Shogun Tokugawa Iesada in 1857. In 1868, he declared for the new Meiji government and supplied weapons to the new armies fighting to overthrow the Tokugawa shogunate. He was received by Emperor Meiji later that year, and in 1869 was appointed imperial governor of Sano.

After the Meiji Restoration, with the abolition of the han system in 1871 he relocated to Tokyo. In 1884, he was raised to the kazoku peerage title of shishaku (viscount).

See also

• Hotta clan

References

Ueda, Masasaki (2001). 講談社日本人名大辞典. Kodansha. ISBN 4062108496.

• The content of much of this article was derived from that of the corresponding article on Japanese Wikipedia.

Further reading

• Kurotaki, Jūjirō (1984). Tsugaru-han no hanzai to keibatsu 津軽藩の犯罪と刑罰. Hirosaki: Hoppō shinsha.

External links

• of the Hotta clan of Sano Domain^{[permanent dead link]}