| Under the feudal system, the family line of Sadanobu, Mitsunobu's first son, was supposed to be the head of family; however, Sadanobu died without an heir at the age of just 27, so after that the legitimacy of the Kano family was the descendant of Takanobu till the end of the Edo period. |
封建制度の下では、光信の長男である貞信の家系が宗家となるはずであったが、貞信が27歳で早世し後継ぎがなかったため、以後、幕末に至る狩野家の正系は孝信の子孫となっている。 |