Chiyogimi (Teruhime), Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA's fiancée, was Empress Dowager Shoken's older sister, and Mikako ICHIJO (adopted daughter of Tadaka, biological daughter of Kinhisa IMADEGAWA), who married Yoshinobu instead of Chiyogimi, was her step-sister.
徳川慶喜の婚約者であった千代君（照姫）は実の姉であり、千代君に代わって慶喜に嫁いだ一条美賀子（忠香養女、実は今出川公久の娘）とも義理の姉妹となる。