Michiko KONOE (Motozane's daughter) had been chosen for Antoku's junbo (title usually used when giving an Imperial Princess the title of empress or in-go) with backup from Kiyomori, but, in September 1182, Goshirakawa made the first Imperial Princess, Ryoshi, the Empress by sending her as the junbo.
また、安徳の准母には清盛の後押しで近衛通子（基実の娘）が選ばれていたが、寿永元年（1182年）8月、後白河は第一皇女・亮子内親王を新たに准母として送り込み皇后とした。