Hosokawa no Yoshisue

Hosokawa no Yoshisue was a Kamakura-period gokenin and founder of the Hosokawa clan. The second son of Hirosawa no Yoshizane of the Ashikaga line, he moved from Hirosawa in Kozuke to the Hosokawa manor in Nukata district of Mikawa. His elder brother Sanekuni founded the Niki clan and his younger brother Yoshimune the Togasaki clan.

His grandson Toshiuji, son of Yoshitoshi, became his heir. His tomb lies at Rensho-in Jokyu-ji, said to have been built by his descendant Yoriyuki in 1392.