Background
He was the first son of Ikeda Tsuneoki.
池田 元助
He was the first son of Ikeda Tsuneoki.
He served Oda Nobunaga in his early years. In 1582, he served Hashiba Hideyoshi after Nobunaga died at the Incident at Honnō-ji. In 1584, he led the force that invaded Mikawa Province during the Battle of Komaki and Nagakute.
However, he was repelled by Tokugawa Ieyasu"s force, and died in the battle.