Konoe Tadahiro

Prince Senior first rank Konoe Tadahiro (近衛 忠熙, September 4, 1808 – March 18, 1898), son of Motosaki, was a kugyō or Japanese court noble of the late Edo period (1603–1868).

His consort was Shimazu Kyoko, an adopted daughter of Shimazu Narioki, tenth head of Satsuma Domain.

He adopted a daughter of Shimazu Nariakira, named Atsuko or Atsuhime, who was a daughter of the Shimazu Imaizumi branch.

After adoption Atsuhime changed her name to Fujiwara no Fumiko, and later she became a consort of Tokugawa Iesada and took the name Tenshōin.

Following the Meiji Restoration, he was granted the title of prince.

Konoe Tadahiro