Duke of Echizen

109,90 €

✨ Your noble title at a glance

Receive your personalized certificates, the coat of arms, and the e-book Immediately after ordering as a download.

  • ✓Digital (0 €): All documents & e-books are available directly in the customer account.
  • ✓Printing & Shipping (for €24.90): Everything printed on noble document paper + the book as a pocketbook – Completely free shipping.
  • ✓Exclusive extras: When selecting the printed version, you can optionally add accessories, such as the Golden ID Card or the gold coins.
ℹ️ Accessories & extras are selectable with the „Print & Shipping“ option.


For children The title „Prince“ or „Princess“ is used by default. If you would prefer the title “Prince” or “Princess” for your children, please let us know directly after ordering by email or live chat. You will receive the amended certificate reliably within a few hours.

Details and descriptions for all accessory items can be found below in the „Scope of delivery, accessories and extras“ section.
Choose an exclusive gift set of wine bottles and engraved glasses.

Instant download: You will receive all the documents – personalized certificates, high-resolution coats of arms, and the book „My Title of Nobility“ (as PDF & eBook) – directly after ordering, ready for download as a PDF file and as an eBook. Instantly available, accessible indefinitely, and ready to be printed at home.

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The complete package (download & print): You will receive all the documents – personalized certificates, coats of arms and the eBook "My Title" – immediately available for download in digital format. Additionally, we will send you all the certificates on genuine document paper, the elegant gift folder and the printed pocketbook conveniently by DHL to your home – printing and shipping are already included.

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Description

Information about the family history and the coat of arms

Family history
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Family history Kōshaku of Echizen

Duke of Echizen

Die Geschichte des Hauses Echizen-Matsudaira beginnt mit Yūki Hideyasu, dem 1574 geborenen zweiten Sohn Tokugawa Ieyasus. Schon seine Jugend führte ihn mitten in die große Politik: Er wurde zunächst von Toyotomi Hideyoshi aufgenommen und übernahm später das angesehene Haus Yūki. Während der entscheidenden Auseinandersetzungen um die Neuordnung Japans hielt Hideyasu wichtige Gegner im Osten in Schach. Als Anerkennung erhielt er 1600 die Provinz Echizen mit einem außerordentlich großen Einkommen von 680.000 Koku.

In Kitanoshō ließ Hideyasu eine mächtige Burg und eine planvoll angelegte Residenzstadt errichten. Damit schuf er die Grundlage des heutigen Fukui. Seine Nachkommen nahmen wieder den Namen Matsudaira an und gehörten als Verwandte der Tokugawa zu den vornehmsten Fürstenhäusern des Landes. Unter Tadamasa, dem dritten Herrn der Linie, erhielt die Stadt 1624 den Namen Fukui.

Über siebzehn Generationen führten die Echizen-Matsudaira das Fürstentum. Sie förderten Verwaltung, Handwerk und Bildung und bewahrten zugleich eine eindrucksvolle Sammlung von Chroniken, Urkunden und Büchern. Besonders lebendig wurde ihr Reformgeist im 19. Jahrhundert unter Matsudaira Yoshinaga, besser bekannt als Shungaku. Er modernisierte die Verwaltung, unterstützte westliches Wissen und versammelte kluge Berater wie Hashimoto Sanai und Yuri Kōsei um sich. Auch nach seinem Rückzug blieb Shungaku eine bedeutende Stimme in der japanischen Politik.

Mit der Neuordnung der Meiji-Zeit wandelte sich die Rolle der Familie vom regierenden Fürstenhaus zu einem angesehenen Adelsgeschlecht. Ihre Überlieferung reicht weit über die Zeit der Domäne hinaus: Das Präfekturarchiv Fukui nennt heute Matsudaira Munehiro als zwanzigsten Familienvorstand. Burgreste, Stadtanlage und die Matsudaira-Sammlung erzählen weiterhin von einer Familie, die Echizen über Jahrhunderte gestaltete und den Aufbruch Japans in die Moderne aufmerksam begleitete.

Sources: Stadtmuseum Fukui (history-museum.city.fukui.lg.jp), Präfekturarchiv Fukui (library-archives.pref.fukui.lg.jp), Stadt Fukui (city.fukui.lg.jp), Japanische Nationalbibliothek (ndl.go.jp)

Coat of arms & Heraldry
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Family coat of arms Kōshaku of Echizen

Das Mitsuba-aoi-Mon der Yūki-Matsudaira als Zuordnung zum Fürstenhaus des Fukui-Han in Echizen.

Auf schwarzer runder Lacktafel drei goldene Malvenblätter, mit ihren Stielen zu einem kleinen mittleren Ring gerichtet und von einem goldenen Kreis umschlossen; darüber ein schwarzer Kabuto mit goldenem Kuwagata, dunkelgrünen Schnüren sowie Kiefern- und Wellenornamenten.

Yūki Hideyasu erhielt nach Sekigahara Echizen und begründete die Matsudaira-Herrschaft des Fukui-Han, die dort rund 270 Jahre bestand.

Sources: Fukui Prefecture Official Travel Guide, Edo-Tokyo Museum, Echizen City

Overview of your title package

What the title of nobility contains

Discover the fascination of historical noble titles. With each appointment, you receive a first-class package that perfectly combines tradition, personal recognition, and stylish representation:

✦ Your personal Aristonym: Your representative appointment certificate is artistically designed with your name, your new title and the associated coat of arms.
✦ Your own coat of arms: Each title comes with a masterful coat of arms that you can download as a high-resolution PDF for perfect printing.
✦ The book „My Title of Nobility“: With every order, you will receive the 165-page pocket book containing valuable practical tips.
✦ Immediate delivery & premium shipping: Immediately after purchase, everything is available for immediate download, and optionally by mail.

Your certificate

Authentic design with a historic flair: For each region, we create a certificate of appointment in the distinctive, country-specific style – complete with the appropriate coat of arms of your chosen title.

Share this special moment: Upon request, you will receive a free partner certificate and certificates for your children, so that the whole family can participate in the tradition.

Several magnificent documents with coats of arms and seals on a wooden table

Your own coat of arms

Each title comes with the corresponding historical coat of arms, which you receive as a high-resolution file. You can use it completely freely in private and professional contexts – whether on letterhead, business cards, or seals.

Coat of arms with a crown, a helmet and a centaur as a crowning ornament.

The Companion Book

The book „My Title“ takes you in detail into the multifaceted world of your new aristocratic title and offers valuable practical tips for everyday life, stylish guidance, and background information on history.

Book "My Title of Nobility" with coat of arms and marble design

Our accessories

Gold membership card of the Noble Society Association with coat of arms and name Max Wagner

Golden ID Card

Crafted from premium aluminum in business card format, the gold ID Card makes your title look stylish and mobile.

Two gold thalers with coats of arms and the number 10 on marble.

Gold coins

Fine gold and silver-plated medallions combine coats of arms, names and titles in a glossy, unique design.

Trodat stamp and a coat of arms on paper

Emblem stamp

The self-inking stamp quickly, cleanly and precisely transfers your personal emblem onto letterhead paper.

Dark wine bottle with coat-of-arms label "Hohenstetten Graf Max Wagner 2023" on marble.

My own wine

Choose fine red or white wine with an elegant, personalized label for a stylish look.

Two wine glasses with engraving "Hohenstetten" and coat of arms

Wappen Gläser

The masterfully engraved wine glasses display their coat of arms, name and title in stunning brilliance.

A seal machine prints a coat of arms on paper.

Precision pliers

The elegant embossing pliers embellishes letterheads or documents with a tactile, colourless relief embossing.


Honorary membership

Membership of the Noble Society Institute enriches your title with another dimension of exclusive representation. Validated by a magnificent certificate in your name, with no ongoing fees or obligations.

Certificate of the Noble Society Association for Count Max Wagner as honorary member
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