Nouhime
Nouhime (sometimes spelt Nohime), known also as Kichou, or anglicised to Lady/Princess Noh, was the wife of Oda Nobunaga, a major daimyo during the Sengoku period of Japanese history.
Nouhime's father was the daimyo Saito Dosan and her mother was known as Omi no Kata. Nouhime herself appears very little in any historical record, and there is not a lot of information on the dates of her birth or death, however proposed dates for her birth fall between 1533-1535.
Nobunaga's Wife
Nouhime's life with Oda Nobunaga was said to be difficult. She was married to him in 1549, during a truce between Nobunaga and Saito Dosan. The marriage was a political gesture and there was little love between Nouhime and Nobunaga.
Nouhime was never able to conceive a child with Nobunaga and it was believed that she was barren, on top of this it was alleged that Nobunaga distrusted his wife and believed that she was acting as a spy for her father; it is worthy to note that at that time it was not an uncommon practice for a wife to relay information to her maiden family.
In fact, there is a popular story where Nobunaga purposefully gave Nouhime false information regarding a conspiracy between two of her father's head servants and their plans to betray the Saito. Her father had both the men executed and thus weakened himself by eliminating those loyal to him.
In 1556, Dosan, Nouhime's father, was killed in a coup in Mino Province. This detracted much from Nouhime's worth as a wife. Her inability to conceive and her supposed spying were held against her. Through lack of historical record we don't have much information of what became of Nouhime or even the date of her death.
Nouhime was the official wife of Oda Nobunaga although it is widely accepted that he held no love for her; his one and only love being his concubine Kitsuno, who bore him his son Nobutada.
Nouhime in Fiction
Because of the lack of historical detail regarding Nouhime, she hasn't made any large impression in fiction. In saying that, however, she has appeared in a few areas of fiction: She was potrayed by Japanese actress Nakatani Miki in the 1998 film Oda Nobunaga and appeared as a playable character in the 2004 videogame Samurai Warriors. In the American version of this videogame, she was known by the anglicised version of her name, Lady Noh and was voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn. Her character was voiced by Mariko Suzuki in the Japanese version.