After the Honnoji Incident, Katsuie pushed Nobutaka ODA, the third son of Nobunaga for the successor of the Oda clan, but Hideyoshi HASHIBA (Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI), who had a major achievements and influence as a result of subduing Mitsuhide AKECHI, backed Sanboshi (Hidenobu ODA), the legitimate grandson of Nobunaga, so the reigns of the Oda clan were transferred to Sanboshi.
本能寺の変後、織田氏の後継者問題では勝家は信長の三男・織田信孝を推したが、明智光秀を討伐したことで実績や発言力が大きかった羽柴秀吉（豊臣秀吉）が信長の嫡孫・三法師（織田秀信）を擁立したため、織田氏の家督は三法師が継ぐこととなった。