Yoshinobu who had been a sole supporter of the Imperial Prince Takahito as the togu no daibu for 20 years after that ended his life without watching enthronement of the Imperial Prince Takahito.
以後、20年にわたり春宮大夫として尊仁親王の唯一の支持者であり続けた能信は親王の即位を見ることもなく、しかも右大臣藤原頼宗（能信の同母兄）の急死。