Nijō Akizane

Nijō Akizane
Born(1556-12-02)December 2, 1556
DiedAugust 23, 1619(1619-08-23) (aged 62)
NationalityJapanese
Occupationcourt noble
Spousedaughter of daimyō Oda Nobunaga
ChildrenNijō Yasumichi
FatherNijō Haruyoshi

Nijō Akizane (二条 昭実, December 2, 1556 – August 23, 1619), son of regent Nijō Haruyoshi, was a Japanese kugyō (court noble) of the Azuchi–Momoyama period and the early Edo period. He held the regent position of kanpaku two times: once in 1585, and again from 1615 to 1619. He married a daughter of daimyō Oda Nobunaga and the couple adopted Kujō Yukiie's son, who became known as Nijō Yasumichi.

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  • ネケト. 二条家(摂家) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2004-08-15. Retrieved 2007-09-14.