Tokugawa Satotaka

In this Japanese name, the surname is Tokugawa.

Count Tokugawa Satotaka (徳川 達孝; May 25, 1865 – February 18, 1941) was a member of the Japanese aristocracy and government official in the Meiji, Taishō, and early Shōwa eras.^[1]

Tokugawa Satotaka in 1913

In 1897, he became a member of the House of Peers.^[1] He also served on the Board of Trustees of Gakushūin.^{[citation needed]} He served as Grand Chamberlain from 1914 to 1928,^[2] and went on to become chairman of the Japan Kōdōkai.^[1][2]

He was the fourth son of Tokugawa (Tayasu) Yoshiyori and the younger brother of Tokugawa Iesato.^[1] His childhood name was Gunnosuke (群之助).^[1]

Family

• Father: Tokugawa Yoshiyori
• Mother: Takai Takeko
• Wives:
  • Kyoko, Daughter of 15th shōgun Yoshinobu
  • Shimazu Tomoko, Daughter of Shimazu Tadayoshi (2nd)
• Children:
  • Sumiko married Naoyoshi Mizoguchi by Kyoko
  • Tokiko married Tsuchiya Kennao by Kyoko
  • Tsuyako married Tachibana Kantoku by Kyoko
  • Shuko married Tokugawa Takesada of Matsudo-Tokugawa Family by Kyoko
  • Satonari Tokugawa by Tomoko
  • Keiko married Okubo Kan’ichi by Tomoko