Enomoto Takeaki

Viscount Enomoto Takeaki
榎本 武揚
President of the Republic of Ezo
In office 27 January 1869 – 27 June 1869
Vice President	Matsudaira Tarō
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1836-10-05)5 October 1836 Edo, Japan
Died	26 October 1908(1908-10-26) (aged 72) Tokyo, Japan
Resting place	Kisshō-ji, Bunkyō-ku, Tokyo 35°43′39″N 139°45′13″E / 35.727425°N 139.75364°E / 35.727425; 139.75364
Spouse	Hayashi Tatsu ​ ​ (m. 1867; died 1892)​
Children	Enomoto Takenori (son) Enomoto Kinu (daughter) Enomoto Harunosuke (son) Enomoto Hisashi (son) Ishii Fujiko (daughter) Enomoto Takako (daughter)
Parents	Enomoto Takeyuki (father) Koto (mother)
Relatives	Enomoto Takeshi (brother)
Military service
Allegiance	Tokugawa bakufu Republic of Ezo  Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Navy
Years of service	1874–1908
Rank	Vice Admiral
Battles/wars	Boshin War Battle of Hakodate Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay

Viscount Enomoto Takeaki (榎本 武揚, 5 October 1836 – 26 October 1908) was a Japanese samurai and admiral of the Tokugawa navy of Bakumatsu period Japan, who remained faithful to the Tokugawa shogunate and fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the Boshin War. He later served in the Meiji government as one of the founders of the Imperial Japanese Navy.