 In 1753, he was named to succeed his brother Maeda Shigenobu and became "daimyō" the same year.He immediately prepared to depart for Edo, but came down with measles (the same disease which had killed his brother), and his departure was delayed by a year.He was received in formal audience by Shogun Tokugawa Ieshige in 1754 and his posthumous adoption and position as "daimyō" was confirmed.