[3] Before Montoku's ascension to the Chrysanthemum Throne, his personal name (imina)[4] was Michiyasu (道康).

[1] This emperor is traditionally venerated at a memorial Shinto shrine (misasagi) at Kyoto.

[17] Kugyō (公卿) is a collective term for the very few most powerful men attached to the court of the Emperor of Japan in pre-Meiji eras.– kugyō of Montoku-tennō (in French) In general, this elite group included only three to four men at a time.

These were hereditary courtiers whose experience and background would have brought them to the pinnacle of a life's career.

[11] Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD  * Imperial Consort and Regent Empress Jingū is not traditionally listed.