徳川家達
In 1877, Iesato was sent to Eton College in Great Britain to study. He returned to Japan in 1882, and was given the title of "kōshaku" (公爵, prince) under the "kazoku" peerage system. He became a member of the House of Peers of the Diet of Japan from its creation in 1890, and served as President of the House of Peers from 1903-1933. When the administration of Prime Minister Yamamoto Gonnohyōe was brought down by the Siemens scandal, there was a strong movement to have Tokugawa Iesato nominated to be his successor as the new Prime Minister.