Konoe Iezane


Konoe Iezane, son of Motomichi, was a court noble of the early Kamakura period. His sons include: Takatsukasa Kanehira, Konoe Iemichi and Konoe Kanetsune.
In 1206 when Kujō Yoshitune died, he became the head of the Fujiwara family and Sesshō. The same year he was appointed Kampaku. In the Jōkyū War he opposed to Emperor Go-Toba, costing him the post. After the war he was reappointed Sesshō.
He died the following year.