Also note that only the 14th Shogun Yoshihide ASHIKAGA actually assumed the position of Shogun among the lineage of Hirashima even though they are called "Kubo," so the word "Kubo" means the Shogun family for the other people.
なお、公方と称されるものの、この平島の系統で実際に将軍職に就任したのは第14代将軍足利義栄のみで、義栄以外の人物には将軍家一族という意味で使われる。