Saneo was the maternal grandfather of three emperors; the Emperor Gouda, the Emperor Fushimi, and the Emperor Hanazono, and was valued at the Imperial Courts of both the Daikakuji lineage and the Jimyoin lineage.
実雄は後宇多天皇・伏見天皇・花園天皇の3代の天皇の外祖父であり、大覚寺統・持明院統双方の朝廷で重んじられた。