Therefore, in terms of official ranks, the Owari, Kishu and Suruga families were almost equivalent, as Goryoten, Gosankyo and the Mito families were almost equivalent and lower than Gosanke but higher than the Echizen-Matsudaira clan. よって官位だけでみると、尾張・紀伊・駿河の三家がほぼ同格、その格下に御両典・水戸家・御三卿がほぼ同格で、越前松平氏より上位という序列になる。 |