Matsudaira Katamori

Matsudaira Katamori (松平 容保; 1836 – 1868) was the ninth daimyō of the Aizu domain and the for the Tokugawa shogunate from 1852 until 1868. Katamori was the adopted relative of . As a Tokugawa loyalist, Katamori organized a personal guard of samurai in the Boshin War to fight against the of Emperor Meiji. His personal guard included Shiba Ibuka and Uesegi. After the death of Saigo Kayano, he also became the second individual to possess the Musashi Masamune, 
During the Battle of Aizu, Katamori was killed by the Imperial forces. The Masamune was later stolen by British Templar William Lloyd, only for him to be slain by Ibuka.Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu – 
==Behind the scenes==
Historically, Matsudaira Katamori survived the Boshin War and was put under house arrest in Tokyo. Afterwards, Katamori was freed and later became the head of the Buddhist shrine. In Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu, he is killed in the Battle of Aizu.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Fragments – The Blade of Aizu
==References==
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