Hosokawa Mitsunao

Hosokawa Mitsunao
細川光尚
Hosokawa Mitsunao; 細川光尚
Head of Kumamoto-Hosokawa clan
	In office; 1641–1650
Preceded by	Hosokawa Tadatoshi
Succeeded by	Hosokawa Tsunatoshi
Daimyō of Kumamoto
	In office; 1641–1650
Preceded by	Hosokawa Tadatoshi
Succeeded by	Hosokawa Tsunatoshi
Personal details
Born	October 26, 1619
Died	January 28, 1650 (aged 30)
Nationality	Japanese
Parent	Hosokawa Tadatoshi (father);
Military service
Battles/wars	Shimabara Rebellion (1637)

Hosokawa Mitsunao (細川光尚, October 26, 1619 – January 28, 1650) was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period. He was the grandson of the famous Christian convert (Kirishitan), Hosokawa Gracia. His great-grandfather was Hosokawa Fujitaka. His childhood name was Rokumaru (六丸).

Mitsunao was born in 1619, and was the eldest son of Hosokawa Tadatoshi.

In 1637, he joined his father in the effort to subdue the Shimabara Rebellion, and fought with distinction.

Succeeding his father in 1641, he became daimyō of the Kumamoto Domain.

Mitsunao's suppression of the Abe family's revolt in 1642 is famous, due to its fictionalization by Mori Ōgai.

Family

Father: Hosokawa Tadatoshi
Mother: Chiyohime (1597–1649)
Wife: Shojōin, daughter of Karasuma Mitsukata
Concubines:
- Seitai-in
- Shimizu-dono
Children:
- Hosokawa Tsunatoshi (1643–1714) by Seitai-in
- Hosokawa Toshishige (1647–1687) by Seitai-in