Konoe Motomichi

was a Kugyō (high-ranking Japanese official) from the late Heian period to the early Kamakura period. His father was Motozane, the founder of Konoe family, and his mother was a daughter of Tadataka. Among his sons is Iezane. His wife was Taira no Sadako, the sixth daughter of Kiyomori.

In 1179, Motomichi was promoted to kampaku, regent, as a result of the coup led by Kiyomori, the father of his stepmother who also his father-in-law. In February of the following year he took the position of sesshō, regent-ship for Emperor Antoku.

In 1208, he ordained as a Buddhist monk and took the Dharma name Gyōri (行理).

Parents

• Father: Konoe Motozane
• Mother: Fujiwara no Tadataka
• Wife: Taira no Sadako, daughter of Taira no Kiyomori (平完子)
• Concubine: Daughter of Minamoto no Akinobu
• Konoe Iezane (近衞家実; 1179-1242), first son
• Concubine: Taira no Nobuko (平信子 )
• Konoe Michitsune (近衞道經; 1184-1238), second son
• Concubine: Daughter of a monk
• Takatsukasa Kanemoto (鷹司兼基), third son
• Motonori Fujiwara (藤原基教; 1196-1213), fourth son
• Unknown Concubine
• Enchu (円忠; 1180-1234)
• Enjō (円浄; 1189-1256)
• Enki (円基)
• Shizuchu (静忠; 1190-1263)
• Nisumi (仁澄)
• Minobu (実信)
• Mitoko (尊任)

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