Draft:Nagai Naomasa (Takatsuki)

Nagai Naomasa (永井直諒, November 24, 1850 - December 14, 1919), was the 13th and final feudal lord of Takatsuki Domain in Settsu Province. He held the title of viscount.

Biography
On November 24, 1849, Nagai Naotsugu, the third son of Nagai Naotsugu, a daimyo hatamoto who ruled over 7,000 koku, was born into the Nagai clan. On May 16, 1865, in the first year of the Keiō, he inherited the clan estate as an adopted son due to the death of the 12th feudal lord, Nagai Naoya. He also received a fief of 32,300 koku from the shogunate. On December 15 of the same year, he was appointed to the position of Hyuga no kami, a lower fifth rank. On November 17, 1867, he and other daimyo from the Kanagetsu group, including Tsuchiya Toranosuke and Doi Toshio, agreed not to attend the imperial court. On December 21 of the same year, he was appointed as a firefighter in Kyoto. He was also ordered to guard Izumi Choji Temple during the first anniversary of Emperor Komei's death. On January 8, 1868, he went to Kyoto. On March 4 of the same year, he was granted permission by the Meiji government to return to his domain. On April 10 of the same year, he went to Kyoto again. In the Boshin War, he initially adopted a wait-and-see approach, but eventually sided with the new government when it gained the advantage. Takatsuki was an important stronghold leading from Kyoto to Kawachi, and for this reason, Naotsugu was even called the "Togagoe of the Meiji Restoration". During his rule, the domain experienced riots, village disturbances, and major floods, leading to a deterioration of the domain's finances. On June 20, 1869, due to the abolition of the han system, he became the head of the domain as a chihanji. On June 13, 1870, he requested the demolition of the gates and towers of Takatsuki Castle. On July 14, 1871, he was dismissed as the governor of the domain due to the abolition of the han system. In 1882, he became a chamberlain in the Imperial Court. In 1884, he was granted the title of Viscount. In 1885, he became a diligent official in the Imperial Household Agency. He died on December 14, 1919, at the age of 71.

Family Genealogy

 * Father: Naoji Nagai
 * Mother: unknown
 * Adoptive father: Nagai Naoya (1842–1865)
 * Spouse: Fusako - Honda Sukemi's adopted daughter, Honda Kensho's daughter
 * adopted child
 * Children : Nagai Naomi - daughter of Matsudaira Yoritsune, Nagai Naokuni (1896–1950) - fifth son of Toda Yasyasu