Above all, the Hino family, the Hirohashi family, the Karasumaru family, the Yanagihara family, the Takeya family, the Uramatsu family, the Kanroji family, the Hamuro family, the Kajuji family, the Madenokoji family, the Seikanji family, the Nakanomikado family, the Bojo family were called thirteen important noble families.
中でも、日野家、広橋家、烏丸家、柳原家、竹屋家、裏松家、甘露寺家、葉室家、勧修寺家（かじゅうじけ）、万里小路家（までのこうじけ）、清閑寺家、中御門家、坊城家は、十三名家と呼ばれる。