Kitabatake Akiie

Kitabatake Akiie
Kitabatake Akiie (portrait property of Ryozen Shrine)
Born(1318-04-03)April 3, 1318
DiedJune 10, 1338(1338-06-10) (aged 20)
Ishizu in Izumi (present day Osaka)
OccupationCommander-in-Chief of the Defense of the North
Years active1333-1338

Kitabatake Akiie (北畠 顕家, 1318 – June 10, 1338) was a Japanese court noble, and an important supporter of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō Wars. He also held the posts of Commander-in-Chief of the Defense of the North, and Governor of Mutsu Province. His father was Imperial advisor Kitabatake Chikafusa.