Kishū Tokugawa family

The Kishū Tokugawa family (紀州徳川家) is a branch of the Tokugawa clan based in Kii Province. The family was founded in 1619, when Tokugawa Yorinobu, 10th son of Tokugawa Ieyasu, was appointed to rule Kii Province. As Kii Province was alternatively called Kishū (紀州), so the family is also known as the Kii Tokugawa family (紀伊徳川家).