Since Iemitsu was on very bad terms with his legitimate wife Takako TAKATSUKASA, and he indulged in homosexuality rather than associating with women during his youth, he did not have an heir even after middle age.
家光は正室鷹司孝子と極めて不仲であったこともあって、青年時代には男色に耽って女を一切近づけず、中年を過ぎても世嗣を儲けなかったた。