Also known as Jirà Âzaemon (次éÂÂå·¦å³è¡ÂéÂÂ). Head of the Nà Âmi-Matsudaira (è½覠æ¾平), a branch of the main Matsudaira house which later became the Tokugawa shogunal family.
Shigeyoshi served three successive generations of the main Matsudaira line: Kiyoyasu, Hirotada, and (Tokugawa) Ieyasu. Served as Okazaki-sà Âbugyà  (Okazaki Magistrate) with Torii Tadayoshi, father of the famous Torii Mototada. Shigeyoshi's 4th son Matsudaira Shigekatsu went on to be the daimyà  of Tà Âtà Âmi-Yokosuka (26,000 koku).