The children that Hirotoji gave birth to all had tragic fates, especially the eldest daughter, Princess Inoe who became the Empress of the Emperor Konin, but was deprived of her title later and died from mysterious causes.
広刀自所生の子女はいずれも悲劇的な運命をたどったが、とりわけ長女井上内親王が一時は光仁天皇の皇后となりながらも、廃后の末に不自然な死を遂げるの。