His children were Sanetsune TOKUDAIJI (Imperial Household Minister), Kinmochi SAIONJI (the 12th and 14th Prime Minister), Takemaro SUEHIRO (a director of Ritsumeikan Foundation), Tomoito SUMITOMO (the 15th Kichizaemon SUMITOMO), Michinori NAKANOIN (中院通規), Fukuko (福子)(a wife of Yasuaki KATO), Ei (a wife of Yoritomo SAGARA), Nakako (中子)(a wife of Yoritsugu SAGARA [相良頼紹]), Teruko (a wife of Masakoto ABE) and so on.
子には徳大寺実則（宮内大臣）、西園寺公望（第12・14代内閣総理大臣）、末弘威麿（財団法人立命館理事）、住友友純（15代住友吉左衛門）、中院通規、福子（加藤泰秋室）、永（相良頼基室）、中子（相良頼紹室）、照子（阿部正功室）らがいる。