Since his father, Imperial Prince Sukehito's rank in the Imperial Palace was lower than Minister, the respected title of the retired emperor was about to be given to Imperial Prince Sukehito, but he did not receive it, since the Senior Councilor of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), Sadanobu MATSUDAIRA was ageist it. (Songo ikken - Songo Incident)
父である典仁親王の宮中での地位が大臣より低い事から、太上天皇の尊号を贈ろうとしたが、江戸幕府老中・松平定信などに反対され、贈る事はできなかった（尊号一件）。