SHIBAYAMA, his adoptive mother and the lawful wife of the ninth family head Minbu taifu (Senior Assistant Minister of Popular Affairs) Yoshitoyo SHIBAYAMA, temporary succeeded the headship of the family.
明治12年（1879年）、芝山慶豊が隠居し、養母の9代・民部大輔・芝山敬豊の正室・芝山益子が一旦は家督を相続する。