Born at Fushimi, eldest daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada and Gō; her grandfather was Ieyasu.
As a small child she entered Osaka Castle as wife of Toyotomi Hideyori.
She was rescued just before Osaka Castle fell in the Summer Siege; her husband Hideyori lost his life.
She married Honda Tadatoki and later lived at Himeji Castle.
Around this time her daughter Katsuhime was born.
After Tadatoki died she returned to Edo, took the tonsure and the name Tenjuin.
She died in Edo.
Tokugawa IeyasuToyotomi HideyoriTokugawa Hidetada
Hayashi RazanMiyamoto MusashiIngenMatsudaira NobutsunaTokugawa IemitsuNakae TōjuHoshina MasayukiNonaka Kenzan
People of the Edo period ・ People by period
Based on facts found in textbooks and biographies. Uncertain points are marked as such.