Tokugawa Iesato
Tokugawa Iesato | |
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徳川 家達 | |
| President of the House of Peers | |
| In office 4 December 1903 – 9 June 1933 | |
| Monarchs | Meiji Taishō Shōwa |
| Vice President | Nagashige Kuroda Masaaki Hachisuka Fumimaro Konoe |
| Preceded by | Prince Konoe Atsumaro |
| Succeeded by | Prince Konoe Fumimaro |
| Member of the House of Peers | |
| In office February 1890 – 5 June 1940 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tokugawa Kamenosuke 24 August 1863 |
| Died | 5 June 1940 (aged 76) |
| Spouse |
Konoe Hiroko (m. 1882) |
| Children |
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| Alma mater | Eton College University of Southern California |
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Prince Tokugawa Iesato (徳川 家達; 24 August 1863 – 5 June 1940) was a Japanese aristocrat and politician who was the first head of the Tokugawa clan after the overthrow of the Tokugawa shogunate in 1868. He was President of the House of Peers from 1903 to 1933. When he travelled to other nations representing Japan during his diplomatic journeys, he usually presented his name as Prince Iyesato Tokugawa. As President of the House of Peers, Tokugawa promoted democratic principles and international goodwill. It was only after his death in 1940 that Japanese militants were able to push Japan into joining the Axis Powers in World War II.