Nobutada was privately upset by the fact that Hideyoshi transferred the position of Kanpaku to Hidetsugu and resigned from the position of Sadaijin in February, 1592.
秀吉が秀次に関白位を譲ったことに、内心、穏やかではなく、文禄元年(1592年)正月に左大臣を辞した。