However, Ukifune was born to him and Chujo no Kimi, a lady-in-waiting who was the niece of his lawful wife, after his lawful wife had passed away, and Hachi no Miya did not acknowledge her as his own daughter.
が、浮舟は北の方の死後、北の方の姪にあたる女房・中将の君との間に生まれており、八の宮には娘だと認められていない。