Toyotomi Hidekatsu


Toyotomi Hidekatsu was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nephew and a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was the lord of Gifu Castle between 1591-1592.
He was the second son of Hideyoshi's sister, Tomo, with Miyoshi Kazumichi. His childhood name was Kokichi and given that he is often confused with Hashiba Hidekatsu, historians refer to him as Kokichi Hidekatsu for convenience. He married Oeyo, daughter of Oichi and Azai Nagamasa and the sister of Yodo-dono.
In 1592, he participated in the Japanese invasions of Korea launched by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, where he died of illness at Karashima .
His daughter Sadako married the regent Kujō Yukiie.