Although he became a heir of Shogun because of his oldest brother Takechiyo TOKUGAWA's early death and succeeded to the shogunate at the age of 45 in 1837, Ienari maintained a powerful voice as a leading figure. |
長兄・徳川竹千代が早世したために将軍継嗣となり、天保8年(1837年)に45歳で将軍職を譲られたが、家斉が大御所として強大な発言権を保持していた。 |