Conversely, even such members of the Imperial family as the head of a hereditary family of prince, who were in the generations same as or after the grandchildren of Emperor, sometimes became an Imperial Prince by an imperial order.
逆に世襲親王家の当主などの天皇の孫以下の世代に相当する皇族であっても、親王宣下を受けて親王となることもあった。