After the Meiji Restoration, he achieved a resurgence, and consecutively held important positions such as the ministerial governor of foreign affairs, governor of Kanagawa Prefecture, chief of Hokkaido Development Commissioner, and the Grand Chamberlain.
明治維新後、復権を果たし、外国事務総督、神奈川府知事、開拓使長官、侍従長などを歴任する。