Draft:Takagi Masayoshi

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Takagi Masayoshi
高木正善
13th daimyō of Tannan Domain
ReignNovember 18, 1869 – July 15, 1871
PredecessorTakagi Masahira
SuccessorPosition abolished
Member of the House of Peers
ReignJuly 10, 1897 – July 9, 1911
Born(1853-09-26)September 26, 1853
DiedJanuary 27, 1920(1920-01-27) (aged 66)
Tokyo, Japan
Burial

Takagi Masayoshi (高木正善, September 26, 1853 – January 27, 1920), was a daimyo during the late Edo period in Japan. He was the 13th (and final) daimyō of the Tannan Domain in Kawachi Province. His official rank was Jugo-i-ge Fuzen no Kami. After the Meiji Restoration, he was granted the title of Viscount.

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Born as the second son of Takagi Morinobu, a high-ranking hatamoto of the Tannan Domain, he married Suneko, the second daughter of Matsudaira Terunori. Their son was Matsudaira Masutoku, the eldest son. As the previous lord, Takagi Masahira, had no heir, Masayoshi became his adopted son. He succeeded as the lord on November 18, 1869, upon Masahira's retirement. However, he was dismissed from his position during the abolition of the han system in 1871. He was ennobled as a viscount on July 8, 1884. He was elected as a member of the House of Peers on July 10, 1897, and served until July 9, 1911.

He died on January 27, 1920, at the age of 68. His final resting place is at the Seigan-in (Suginami) [ja] in Tokyo. He is the grandfather of Princess Yuriko, the wife of Prince Takahito Mikasa.

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