His first wife was the daughter of OE no Masamune, Echizen no kuni no kami (Governor of Echizen Province), and she, whose name was Suke no Naishi, was well known as Izumi Shikibu in later time.
最初の妻は、和泉式部として後世に名を残した越前国守大江雅致の娘、介内侍と呼ばれていた女性と結婚。