Konoe family

In this Japanese name, the surname is Konoe.
Konoe
近衛
Parent houseFujiwara clan (Hokke)
TitlesVarious
FounderKonoe Motozane
Founding year12th century
Dissolutionstill extant
Cadet branches

Konoe (近衛) is a Japanese aristocratic family.[1] The family is a branch of Hokke and,[2] by extension, a main branch of the Fujiwara clan.[3]

  1. ^ Papinot, Jacques Edmond Joseph. (1906). Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie du Japon; Papinot, (2003). "Konoe," Nobiliare du Japon, p. 24; retrieved 2013-8-13.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference amimoto was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Go-sekke" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 260.