Matsudaira Naritsugu

Matsudaira Naritsugu (松平 斉承, 5 March 1811 – 27 July 1835) was the 14th daimyō of Fukui Domain under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate in Echizen Province.

He underwent his genpuku ceremony in 1824 and received a kanji from Tokugawa Ienari’s name to become Matsudaira Naritsugu.

His courtesy title became Echizen-no-kami and also Sakon'e-no-shōjō Early in his tenure (from 1827) he ordered a five-year fiscal austerity plan in an attempt to rebuild the domain’s finances, and from 1829 he ordered that the domain’s retainers be reduced to half the present number over the next seven years.

However, in stark contrast to these efforts, he maintained the luxurious lifestyle of his father and grandfather, and spared no expense when he rebuilt the palace within the grounds of Fukui Castle.

This was one of the causes of the ill-will between the Tairō Ii Naosuke and future daimyō of Fukui, especially Matsudaira Shungaku.