And an entry and other information from "Seishu Gunki" say that Nobunaga's wife, who was the daughter of Dosan SAITO, bore him no children and that Nobutada ODA (his childhood name was Kimyo or Kimyomaru), who was born from one of Nobunaga's concubines, was adopted so that Nobunaga could make him the legitimate son.
また『勢州軍記』には、信長の御台所である斎藤道三の娘に若君が生まれなかったため側室が生んだ織田信忠（幼名、奇妙または奇妙丸）を養子とし嫡男とした、などの記述も見られる。