Hoshina Masamitsu

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In this Japanese name, the family name is "Hoshina".

Hoshina Masamitsu (保科正光, 1561 – October 31, 1631) was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who served the Tokugawa clan. Masamitsu was the son of Hoshino Masanao, and after having lent his support to Tokugawa Ieyasu at the 1600 Battle of Sekigahara, he was given the Takatō fief in 1600.With his father's death the following year in Takatō, Masamitsu became the new head of the Hoshina family and served throughout the Osaka Campaigns of 1614 and 1615. Masamitsu was later privileged with the adoption of Tokugawa Hidetada's fourth son Yukimatsu, the future Hoshina Masayuki.

References

Noguchi Shin'ichi (2005). Aizu-han. (Tokyo: Gendai shokan)

Preceded by none	1st Lord of Tako (Hoshina) 1590-1600	Succeeded by Matsudaira Katsutoshi
Preceded by none	1st Lord of Takatō (Hoshina) 1600-1631	Succeeded by Hoshina Masayuki

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Name	Hoshina Masamitsu
Alternative names
Short description	daimyo of the Tokugawa clan
Date of birth	1561
Place of birth
Date of death	October 31, 1631
Place of death

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