 In 1797, was received in formal audience by "Shōgun" Tokugawa Ienari in 1754 and was given a "kanji" from Ienari's name, thus becoming Maeda Narinaga.In 1802, Maeda Harunaga formally retired, and Narinaga officially became "daimyō", although Harunaga continued to control the domain until his death in 1810.Narinaga was initially married to an adopted daughter of Tokugawa Munechika of Owari Domain.