was "Inuchiyo" (???).

Mitsutaka was the eldest son of Maeda Toshitsune and his mother was Tamahime, the daughter of Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada. His infant name was Inuchiyo and his childhood name was Toshitaka, In 1629, he underwent the genpuku ceremony presided over by his uncle, Tokugawa Iemitsu, and was allowed to adopt the Matsudaira patronym