As the eldest brother, Fusamaru, died young, Tadakuni became an heir of the Karatsu Domain in 1805 and had an audience with the 11th Seii Taishogun (commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians), Ienari TOKUGAWA, and his heir, Ieyoshi TOKUGAWA in 1807. 長兄の芳丸が早世したため、文化 (元号)2年(1805年)に唐津藩の世子となり、文化4年(1807年)に第11代征夷大将軍徳川家斉と世子・徳川家慶に謁見する。 |