Hotta Masayasu (Viscount)

Hotta Masayasu
堀田正養
Hotta Masayasu, post-Meiji restoration
9th Daimyō of Ōmi-Miyagawa Domain
In office
1864–1868
MonarchsShōgun
Preceded byHotta Masami
Succeeded by< position abolished >
Imperial Governor of Miyagawa
In office
1869–1871
MonarchEmperor Meiji
17th Minister of Communications
In office
25 March 1908  19 July 1908
MonarchEmperor Meiji
Preceded byHara Takashi
Succeeded byGotō Shinpei
Personal details
Born(1848-04-01)April 1, 1848
Yurihonjō, Akita, Japan
DiedMay 9, 1911(1911-05-09) (aged 63)
Spousedaughter of Hotta Masami
Parent
  • Iwaki Takahiro (father)

Viscount Hotta Masayasu (堀田正養; 1 April 1848 – 9 May 1911) was the 9th and final daimyō of Ōmi-Miyagawa Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate, and served as a politician and cabinet minister in the post-Meiji Restoration Empire of Japan.