 Maeda Shigemichi

Shigemichi was born in Kanazawa as Kenjiro (健次郎), the seventh son of Maeda Yoshinori.His mother was a concubine and he was initially destined to be adopted by Kaga clan retainer Moirai Nagakata; however, with so many of his brother dying untimely deaths during the "O-Ie Sōdō" known as the “Kaga Sōdō” these plans were cancelled.