Aoyama Tadao

In this Japanese name, the family name is "Aoyama".
Aoyama Tadao
青山忠雄
Born September 6, 1651
Komoro, Shinano, Japan
Died September 6, 1685 (aged 34)
Nationality Japanese
Other names Izumi-no-kami
Occupation Daimyō

Aoyama Tadao (青山 忠雄, September 6, 1651 September 6, 1685) was a daimyō during early-Edo period Japan. His courtesy title was Izumi-no-kami.

Biography

Aoyama Tadao was the second son of Aoyama Munetoshi, the daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain (Tōtōmi Province), and was born in Komoro, Shinano Province. On his father’s death in 1679, he became 4th head of the Aoyama clan and daimyō of Hamamatsu Domain.

Aoyama Tadao was married to a daughter of Sanada Nobumasa, daimyō of Matsushiro Domain in Shinano Province. He died in 1685 at the relatively young age of 35 without a direct heir, and the succession went to Aoyama Tadashige, the son of his younger brother. His grave is at the temple of Daitoku-ji in Kyoto.

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Preceded by
Aoyama Munetoshi
Daimyō of Hamamatsu
1679-1685
Succeeded by
Aoyama Tadashige