Background
Tokugawa Mitsutomo was the eldest son of the first daimyō of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Yoshinao by a concubine.
徳川 光友
Tokugawa Mitsutomo was the eldest son of the first daimyō of Owari Domain, Tokugawa Yoshinao by a concubine.
He undertook his genpuku ceremony under Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu on May 3, 1630 and was given the adult name of the “Mitsuyoshi”, which included the same kanji “Mitsu” as the Shogun. On the death of his father on June 28, 1650, he became the 2rd Tokugawa daimyō of Owari Domain, with lower 3rd court rank and the courtesy title of Captain of the Right Imperial Guards. He completed the clan mortuary temple of Kenchu-ji the following year, and was raised to upper 3rd court rank and Chūnagon on August 12, 1653.
On November 1, 1671, he formally changed his name to “Mitsutomo”.
On May 4, 1690, he received the courtesy title of Dainagon, and a week later was awarded 2nd Court Rank. During this period, he lived at the Ōzone Shimoyashiki, a palatial palace with extensive gardens some distance from Nagoya Castle.