Shogun Iemochi was loved by his retainers for his discerning and serious attitude, and it is said that in his grief, Kaishu KATSU said 'The Tokugawa shogunate is ruined because of his death.'
将軍家茂は英明さと真摯さで幕臣達に慕われており、勝海舟などは「家茂さまの御薨去をもって徳川幕府は滅んだ」と嘆息したと伝えられる。