A position called the Grand Chamberlain was established as a head of chamberlains in 1871, and Sanetsune TOKUDAIJI, Masataka KAWASE, and Michitomi HIGASHIKUZE assumed this position.
1871年にはその長として侍従長が置かれ、徳大寺実則・河瀬真孝・東久世通禧の3人が任命された。