Irohahime

Irohahime (五郎八姫, August 2, 1594 – June 4, 1661) was the first daughter of Date Masamune and Megohime, and for some time, the wife of Matsudaira Tadateru. She was known to be beautiful and very intelligent.

Life

Irohahime was born in Jurakudai, and she was Masamune's first conjugal child. As Masamune was expecting a son, he personally named the child with, obviously, a masculine name. After she was born, however, the name was kept.

On January 20, 1599, in order to deepen ties with influential warlords, she was engaged to Tokugawa Ieyasu's sixth son, Matsudaira Tadateru. It was not until December 24, 1606 that her arranged marriage took place. Ten years later, after Tadateru was exiled, this resulted in Irohahime's divorce before returning to her father in Sendai.

Irohahime died on June 4, 1661, at the age of 68.

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