His son, Imperial Prince Kuniyoshi became an adopted child of Nobunaga ODA, and Imperial Prince Toshihito became the adopted child of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.. (There is a theory that Imperial Prince Sanehito became an adopted child of Nobunaga, however this was inaccurate information caused by the fact both Imperial Prince Sanehito and Imperial Prince Kuniyoshi were called '五宮'.)
なお、子である邦慶親王は織田信長の、智仁親王は豊臣秀吉の猶子となっている（なお、誠仁親王が信長の猶子となったという説があるが、これは誠仁親王も邦慶親王もいずれも「五宮」と呼ばれていたことから来た誤伝である）。