Matsudaira Munehide

Matsudaira Munehide
Lord of Miyazu
In office 1841–1866
Preceded by	Matsudaira Muneakira
Succeeded by	Matsudaira Munetake
Personal details
Born	October 21, 1809
Died	December 20, 1873 (aged 64)
Nationality	Japanese

Matsudaira Munehide (松平 宗秀, October 21, 1809 – December 20, 1873), also known as Honjō Munehide (本庄 宗秀), was a Japanese daimyo of the late Edo period who ruled the Miyazu Domain (modern-day Miyazu, Kyoto). He was known by the titles "Hōki-no-kami" (伯耆守 Hōki-no-kami) (post-1840) or "Tango-no-kami" (丹後守 Tango-no-kami) (post-1868).^[1]

Official in the bakufu

Munehide served in a variety of positions in the Tokugawa shogunate, ultimately rising to the position of rōjū in the period from September 1864 through September 1866.^[1] Previously, he had been Kyoto shoshidai in the period spanning July 26, 1862 through September 17, 1862.^[2] In addition, he served as jisha-bugyō from November 1858 through November 1861; and he was Osaka jōdai from February 1861 through July 1862.^[1]

Restoration official

In the Meiji era, he served as chief priest of the Ise Shrine.

Notes

1. Beasley, William. (1955). Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853-1868, p. 332.
2. Meyer, Eva-Maria. "Gouverneure von Kyôto in der Edo-Zeit." University of Tüebingen (in German).

References

• Beasley, William G. (1955). Select Documents on Japanese Foreign Policy, 1853-1868. London: Oxford University Press. [reprinted by RoutledgeCurzon, London, 2001. ISBN 978-0-19-713508-2 (cloth)]