The peerage of count was conferred upon Saneakira SHIMIZUDANI on July 7, 1884 and he served as an imperial court councilor and shotenjicho (the deputy chief of shotenshoku, the section of the Imperial Household Agency handling the court rituals).
清水谷実英（さねあきら）は明治17年7月7日伯爵位を授けられ、宮中顧問官、掌典次長を務めた。