| He raised the status of the Kishu-Tokugawa family to which he belonged and established "gosankyo" (three privileged branches of the Tokugawa family) who had a similar function to the three Tokugawa families. |
出自の紀州徳川家の地位を向上させ、御三家と同種の機能を持つ御三卿を創始するなどした。 |