 Less than two years later, with the unexpected death of his elder brother, Maeda Shigehiro in 1753, he became "daimyō" and was renamed Maeda Shigenobu, upon being received in formal audience once again by "Shōgun" Tokugawa Ieshige.Three months after becoming "daimyō" he departed Edo for Kanazawa; however, en route he contacted measles and died shortly after reaching Kanazawa at the age of 17.At that time, he was betrothed with Tokugawa Yoshihime, Tokugawa Munenao's daughter.