The members of the family played the central roles at the Imperial Court of Emperor Meiji: Tomomi IWAKURA became Udaijin (minister of the right) and Yasutaka HORIKAWA held Jiju.
明治天皇の元で岩倉具視は右大臣を務め、堀河康隆も引き続き侍従を務めるなど、宮中において重きをなした。