The relationship between the government and the Imperial Palace was rather favorable during this time, the Kan in no Miya Family was established, and there was an arranged marriage between Reigen-in's Princess, Imperial Princess Yoshiko and the seventh Shogun, Ietsugu TOKUGAWA, however, it was cancelled after Ietsugu suddenly passed away.
この時代の幕府との関係は比較的良好で、閑院宮家創設が実現し、さらに霊元院の皇女・吉子内親王を7代将軍徳川家継の元へ降嫁させる話も出ていたが、家継の急死で沙汰止みになっている。