Career
By way of his mother, he was shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu"s nephew. As Iemitsu was heirless for some time, Mitsutaka was considered as a potential heir. Had this happened, he would have become the fourth Tokugawa shogun.
Father: Maeda Toshitsune (1594–1658)
Brother:Maeda Toshitsugu (1617–1674) founded the Toyama Domain.