The Nijo Family was accorded a personal name by the Ashikaga Shogun Family and the Tokugawa Shogun Family over generations, and is considered to be the number-one sympathizer of bakufu among the five sekke (regent) houses.
足利将軍家および徳川将軍家から、代々諱を賜い、五摂家のなかでは、最も親幕府派とされる。