Proper noun
Matsudaira (plural Matsudairas)
A surname from Japanese.
In 1561, an alliance was forged between Oda Nobunaga and Matsudaira Motoyasu (who would become Tokugawa Ieyasu), despite the decades-old hostility between the two clans. Source: Internet
His son, Nagayoshi, succeeded Fujimaro Tsukuba as the chief priest of Yasukuni and decided to enshrine the war criminals in 1978. citation Nagayoshi Matsudaira died in 2006, which some commentators have speculated is the reason for release of the memo. Source: Internet
In the 1930 film Chohichiro Matsudaira, he created a film illusion by super-imposition. Source: Internet
Matsudaira is believed to refer to Yoshitami Matsudaira, who was the grand steward of the Imperial Household immediately after the end of World War II. Source: Internet
Rise to power (1556–1584) In 1556 he came of age, and, following tradition, changed his name from Matsudaira Takechiyo to Matsudaira Jirōsaburō Motonobu (松平 次郎三郎 元信). Source: Internet
The eighth Tokugawa shogun, Yoshimune (in office 1716-1745) had considerable success, though much of his work had to be done again between 1787 and 1793 by the shogun's chief councilor Matsudaira Sadanobu (1759-1829). Source: Internet