Matsudaira Tadanao
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Matsudaira Tadanao (松平忠直?) (1595-1650) was a Japanese feudal lord of the late 16th of the Sengoku period to the Edo period of the 17th century of Japan. As the eldest son of Yuki Hideyasu, he succeeded his father and became 2nd generation daimyō of the Echizen-Fukui domain. He also held a court rank of junior 3rd (jū-sanmi 従三位), and the title of Councilor (sangi 参議).
It's said that during the Siege of Osaka, Tadanao slept, pretending to be drunk. Consequently, he earned the wrath of Ieyasu and was forced to redeem himself. Later on in the campaign Tadanao went on a mission to rout Sanada Yukimura. After a long struggle, he managed to go home victorious.
Tadanao's son Mitsusada was transferred to the Echigo-Takada domain, briefly interrupting the line of the Echizen Matsudaira. However, Tadanao's brother Tadamasa was transferred to Fukui, and thus the line was resumed until the end of the Edo Period.
Line of Succession for the Takada Domain
Line of Succession for the Fukui Domain