Son of Oda Nobunaga, Adopted Son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
羽柴秀勝
1568 – 1585
Born in Eiroku 11 as a son of Oda Nobunaga (some accounts describe him as Nobunaga's fourth or fifth son), he became the adopted son of Toyotomi Hideyoshi after Hideyoshi's biological son died young, and adopted the name Hidekatsu. As multiple individuals bore the name Hidekatsu—including Ishimaru Hidekatsu and Kokichi Hidekatsu—they must be distinguished when creating chronologies. He served as Hideyoshi's castellan of Nagahama Castle and, immediately after the Honnō-ji Incident, co-hosted Nobunaga's funeral with Hideyoshi at the Daitoku-ji Temple. In Tenshō 13 he became lord of Tamba Kamiyama Castle and began castle reconstruction, but on December 10 of the following year he died of illness at age 18.
Sources 長浜市曳山博物館『秀吉と三人の秀勝たち』展示解説
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1582
Month 10
Oda Nobunaga's Funeral Held at Daitoku-ji
Nobunaga's son who co-hosted the funeral with HideyoshiHashiba Hideyoshi conducted Oda Nobunaga's funeral at Daitoku-ji in Kyoto, presiding over it together with Hashiba Hidekatsu, Nobunaga's son who had become Hideyoshi's adopted heir. The ceremony served as a demonstration of Hideyoshi's leadership following the Kiyosu Conference.
1585
12/10
Hashiba Hidekatsu Dies at Tanba Kameyama Castle
Died of illness at eighteen while lord of Tanba-Kameyama CastleHashiba Hidekatsu, Oda Nobunaga's son who became Hideyoshi's adopted heir, died of illness at age eighteen while serving as lord of Tanba Kameyama Castle. He is distinguished from other Hidekatsu, such as Ishimatsu Hidekatsu and Koyoshi Hidekatsu, due to multiple people sharing the same name.
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