Ashikaga Yoshinori
Yoshitane was the son of Ashikaga Yoshimi and grandson of the sixth "shōgun" Ashikaga Yoshinori. In his early life, he was named Yoshiki (sometimes translated as Yoshimura), and then Yoshitada — including the period of when he is first installed as "shōgun"; however, he changed his name to Yoshitane in 1501 in a period when he was temporarily exiled, and it is by this name that he is generally known today.