His mother was "Goryonin SUWA," a daughter of Yorishige SUWA, the feudal lord of Suwa in Shinano Province, who was in alliance with the Takeda clan from the last days of Nobutora TAKEDA to the early days of Harunobu (her real name is unknown, 乾福院殿).
母は武田信虎後期から晴信初期に同盟関係であった信濃諏訪領主・諏訪頼重の娘「諏訪御料人」（実名不詳、乾福院殿）。