Tokugawa Iemochi

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Tokugawa Iemochi; 徳川 家茂 (July 17, 1846August 29, 1866) was the 14th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, who held office 1858 to 1866.

Iemochi was married to Imperial Princess Kazu-no-Miya Chikako daughter of Emperor Ninko, and younger sister of Emperor Komei, but his death in 1866 put an end to the short marriage. His successor, Yoshinobu, would be the last Tokugawa shogun, seeing an end to the shogunate following the Meiji Restoration.

Preceded by:
Tokugawa Iesada
Tokugawa Shogun
1858-1866
Succeeded by:
Tokugawa Yoshinobu


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