During the early Edo period, however, the Omiya family was revived by Suemitsu OMIYA (who was a member of the konoefu, or Inner Palace Guards), the second son of Kinmasu SAIONJI (who served as Naidaijin, or Minister of the Palace).
しかし、江戸時代前期に内大臣西園寺公益の次男季光（近衛府大宮季光）が大宮家を再興した。