At first, Yoshinobu TOKUGAWA got engaged to Chiyogimi (Teruhime), a daughter of Kanpaku (Chancellor) Tadaka ICHIJO, but she was affected with smallpox just before the wedding.
当初、徳川慶喜は関白一条忠香の娘・千代君（照姫）と婚約していたが、婚儀直前に千代君は天然痘に罹患。