Kitabatake Akinobu

Kitabatake Akinobu (北畠顕信) (1320 – 1380) was a Japanese court noble, and an important supporter of the Southern Court during the Nanboku-chō Wars. His father was imperial advisor Kitabatake Chikafusa.[1] His daughter became empress of Emperor Go-Kameyama.

In this Japanese name, the surname is Kitabatake.

His kami is enshrined at Ryōzen Shrine in Date, Fukushima Fukushima Prefecture, which is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration.

References
  1. Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan, 1334-1615. Stanford University Press. p. 63,66. ISBN 0804705259.
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