Kanroji Toyonaga (甘露寺豊長)

Toyonaga KANROJI (1590 - 1606) was a court noble who lived in the era from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the Edo period.

He was the 29th head of the Kanroji family, a Tosho-ke (the hereditary lineage of Court nobles occupying relatively high ranks) (the family ranked as Meike (an important family) (a court noble), and belonged to the Kanshuji branch of the Takafuji line of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan).

His personal history
He was the third son of Kiminaka OGIMACHISANJO, who assumed the post of Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state), and was adopted by Tsuneto KANROJI, who assumed the post of Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain) and Uchuben (Middle Controller of the Right).
Tokinaga KANROJI who assumed the post of Udaiben (Major Controller of the Right), (a child of Kiminaka OGIMACHISANJO and a child of Sadahide OGIMACHISANJO) were his adopted children

He was awarded Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) and assumed the post of Uhyoe no suke (assistant captain of the Right Division of Middle Palace Guards).

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