18 Facts About Oeyo

Oeyo was a daughter of Oichi and the sister of Yodo-dono and Ohatsu.

Oeyo married three times, first to Saji Kazunari, her cousin, then to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nephew, Toyotomi Hidekatsu.

Oeyo had a daughter with Hidekatsu named Toyotomi Sadako, who later married Kujo Yukiie.

Oeyo was the mother of his successor Iemitsu, the third shogun.

Oeyo's children included Senhime, Tamahime, Katsuhime, Hatsuhime, Takechiyo, and Tadanaga.

Oeyo, known as Ogo, was the third and youngest daughter of the Sengoku-period daimyo Azai Nagamasa.

Oeyo's oldest sister, styled Yodo-dono, Cha-Cha in birth name, was a prominent concubine of Hideyoshi who gave birth to his heir, Toyotomi Hideyori.

Oeyo, known as Sugoin-in, was initially engaged to Saji Kazunari but was later separated from him by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Oeyo subsequently married her adoptive nephew, Toyotomi Hidekatsu, and bore a daughter named Sadatako.

Oeyo had two sons and five daughters, including a daughter named Takako.

Oeyo's mother was Oichi no Kata, the daughter of Oda Nobuhide and sister of Oda Nobunaga.

Oeyo married her adoptive nephew, Toyotomi Hidekatsu, the lord of Tanba Province.

Oeyo eventually remarried, this time to her adoptive nephew, Toyotomi Hidekatsu, the nephew and adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Oeyo's request was granted, and the temple was reconstructed in 1621.

Oeyo's legacy is commemorated in several memorial pagodas across Japan.

NHK's 2011 Taiga drama, Go: Himetachi no Sengoku, is based on the life of Oeyo who is played by the actress Juri Ueno.

Together with Odai no Kata and Lady Saigo, Oeyo was the matriarch who stabilized the Tokugawa shogunate.

Oeyo's descendants became shoguns, aristocrats and other prominent political figures.