Tamahime (珠姫) or Tama (1599-1622) was a Japanese noble lady, member of the aristocrat Tokugawa family during the Edo period. She was the second daughter of the shogun Tokugawa Hidetada, and her mother was Oeyo, both important figures who stabilized and ruled the Tokugawa shogunate. She was also the wife of Maeda Toshitsune, the 2nd daimyō of Kaga Domain.
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Genealogy
Tamahime was the daughter of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Edo era, son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. Her mother was Oeyo, third daughter of Azai Nagamasa with Oichi and niece of Oda Nobunaga. She was the sister of Senhime (wife of Toyotomi Hideyori), Katsuhime (1601-1672), Hatsuhime (1602-1630), Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604-1651), Tokugawa Tadanaga (1606-1633) and Empress Masako (1607 -1678).
Life
In 1600, after the Battle of Sekigahara, she became engaged to Maeda Toshinori. In 1601, she moved from Edo to Kanazawa and got married. At this time, she was only three years old. However, it is noted that Oonishi Yasumasa, based on a letter from Ono Harunaga to Maeda family retainer Yamashita Hyogo, suggests that the actual wedding took place around April of 1605, based on the timing of Ono's letter.
In 1613, she gave birth to her eldest daughter, Kamezuru (later married to Mori Tadahiro). In 1615, she gave birth to her eldest son, Mitsutaka. In 1616, she gave birth to her second daughter, Ko-hime. In 1617, she gave birth to her second son, Toshitsugu. In 1618, she gave birth to her third son, Toshiharu. In 1619, she gave birth to her third daughter, Mitsuru (later married to Asano Mitsuharu). In 1621, she gave birth to her fourth daughter, Tomi (later married to Prince Chichibu Tomochika).