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Hosokawa Gracia

1563 - 1600

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Akechi Tama (明智たま, Akechi Tama), usually referred to as Hosokawa Gracia (細川ガラシャ, Hosokawa Garasha), (1563 – 25 August 1600) was a member of the aristocratic Akechi family from the Sengoku period. Gracia is best known for her role in the Battle of Sekigahara; Ishida Mitsunari attempted to take her hostage to sway her husband, Hosokawa Tadaoki, into joining his side on the battle. She refused to commit suicide because of her Catholic faith, breaking the code of conduct imposed on women of the samurai class and causing a family retainer to kill her instead, possibly at her request. She was the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide and Tsumaki Hiroko, the wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki, and a convert to Catholicism. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hosokawa Gracia is the 4,715th most popular politician (up from 7,133rd in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Japan (up from 557th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular Japanese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hosokawa Gracia ranks 4,715 out of 19,576. Before her are Giovanni Gronchi, Amintore Fanfani, Micheline Calmy-Rey, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Arnulf, Duke of Bavaria, and Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür. After her are Blanche of Namur, Procopius, Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, Eduardo Duhalde, Jayavarman II, and Naresuan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1563, Hosokawa Gracia ranks 5. Before her are Wanli Emperor, John Dowland, Orazio Gentileschi, and Guru Arjan. After her are Johannes Althusius, Mavro Orbini, Henry II, Duke of Lorraine, Andrew Báthory, Jodocus Hondius, Hosokawa Tadaoki, and Jan Huyghen van Linschoten. Among people deceased in 1600, Hosokawa Gracia ranks 6. Before her are Giordano Bruno, Ishida Mitsunari, Sawney Bean, Catharina van Hemessen, and Konishi Yukinaga. After her are José de Acosta, Luis de Molina, Enrique of Malacca, Gaspar de Lemos, Margrave Andrew of Burgau, and Ōtani Yoshitsugu.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hosokawa Gracia ranks 318 out of 6,245. Before her are Seki Matsunaga (1928), Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1442), Hisataka Okamoto (1933), Emperor Senka (467), Emperor Yūryaku (418), and Noritaka Hidaka (1947). After her are Victoria Principal (1950), Mitsuru Ushijima (1887), Tadao Horie (1913), Reizo Fukuhara (1931), Fukusaburo Harada (null), and Hijikata Toshizō (1835).

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Among POLITICIANS In Japan

Among politicians born in Japan, Hosokawa Gracia ranks 102. Before her are Nobuyuki Abe (1875), Emperor Bidatsu (538), Emperor Sutoku (1119), Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado (1442), Emperor Senka (467), and Emperor Yūryaku (418). After her are Katsura Tarō (1848), Emperor Toba (1103), Emperor Go-Nijō (1285), Emperor Ankan (466), Tomiichi Murayama (1924), and Emperor Go-Fukakusa (1243).

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