On July 3, 1534, he was born as the second son of Nobuhide ODA, daimyo during the Sengoku period in Owari Province at Shobata-jo Castle (or Nagoya-jo Castle in another theory).
天文(元号)3年（1534年）5月12日、尾張国の戦国大名・織田信秀の次男として、勝幡城（那古野城説もある）で生誕。