Konoe Sakiko (近衛 前子; 1575 – August 11, 1630) was a member of theJapanese imperial court from theAzuchi-Momoyama period to theEdo period. She was a consort toEmperor Go-Yozei, and the mother ofEmperor Go-Mizunoo. Her birth father wasKonoe Sakihisa, and her adopted father wasToyotomi Hideyoshi. Her posthumous Buddhist name was Chukamonin (中和門院).

Konoe was born in 1575 toKonoe Sakihisa. In 1586, she was adopted byToyotomi Hideyoshi so that he could bring a daughter to the court and introduce her as the Emperor's new consort, something that chancellors in his position traditionally do.^[1] Konoe was officially presented at court on December 16, 1586. She had the titlenyōgo, which put her one step below the empress. She was the first person to hold that title in more than 200 years.^[2] She had 12 children withEmperor Go-Yozei, most notablyEmperor Go-Mizunoo,Konoe Nobuhiro, andIchijo Akiyoshi. Her title changed to "Empress Mother" after giving birth to Go-Mizunoo.^[2]

Konoe died on August 11, 1630. Her remains are interred at theSennyu-ji.^[3]

• 1630 deaths
• 1575 births
• Konoe family
• 17th-century Japanese women
• 16th-century Japanese women
• Imperial consorts
• Mothers of Japanese emperors
• Women in the Sengoku period

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