The Ando family played a central role in the Shogunate with a number of members, including Shigenobu ANDO, the younger brother of Naotsugu, being appointed as cabinet officials in the Shogunate.
安藤家といえば、直次の弟安藤重信をはじめ、多くの人物が幕閣となり、幕府の中枢を担った。