Hosokawa Harumoto

Hosokawa Harumoto
細川 晴元
Born
Hosokawa Harumoto

1514
Died24 March 1563(1563-03-24) (aged 48–49)
NationalityJapanese
Other namesSōmei-maru
OccupationDaimyō
Years active1520–1561
Relatives

Hosokawa Harumoto (細川 晴元, 1514 – March 24, 1563) was a Japanese daimyō of the Muromachi and Sengoku periods, and the head of the Hosokawa clan. Harumoto's childhood name was Sōmei-maru (聡明丸). He was born to Hosokawa Sumimoto, another renowned samurai of the Muromachi era.