A younger brother of Yoshiteru, Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA, was confined by Matsunaga and others, rescued by Yusai HOSOKAWA and others, returned to secular life, called himself Yoshiaki and served Yoshikage ASAKURA of Echizen province (later Nobunaga ODA of Mino province).
義輝の弟・足利義昭も松永らに幽閉されたが、細川幽斎らに救出されて還俗、義秋（後に義昭）と名乗って越前国の朝倉義景（後に美濃国の織田信長）を頼った。