Background

Yoshizumi Ashikaga was born in 1481. He was the son of Ashikaga Masatomo and grandson of the sixth shōgun Ashikaga Yoshinori. His childhood name was Seikō (清晃), Yoshizumi was first called Yoshitō (sometimes translated as Yoshimichi), then Yoshitaka.

Career

He was called Yoshitaka when young. Adopted by Masamoto Hosokawa and became a page at the Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto. Masamoto deposed Shogun Yoshitane (1493) and made Yoshizumi heir to the position. Was made Shogun in 1494 but Masamoto wielded despotic power. In 1508, Yoshitane came back to Kyoto with the support of Yoshioki Ouchi. They deposed Yoshizumi, who fled to Omi (Shiga Prefecture).

Connections

Father:

Ashikaga Masatomo

Adopted father:

Ashikaga Yoshimasa

Adopted Mother:

Hino Tomiko

Wife:

Hino Akiko

children:

Ashikaga Yoshiharu

children:

Ashikaga Yoshitsuna