Mitsunaru's son, Sakimitsu YANAGIWARA, and Kinmochi SAIONJI were both described as rare talents among the young kuge, and during the Boshin War, Sakimitsu served as lieutenant governor of the force deployed to subdue the Tokaido; after the Meiji Restoration, Sakimitsu joined the Foreign Ministry.
光愛の子の柳原前光（さきみつ）は、西園寺公望とともに少壮公家中の逸材と言われ、戊辰戦争では東海道鎮撫副総督を務め、明治維新後、外務省に入省。