After that, he was quickly promoted as a legitimate son of the Sanjo family, and although he took the post as Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) and was ranked with Kugyo in 1697, he was suddenly deprived of his official rank in 1700.
以降、三条家の嫡男として速いスピードで昇進し、元禄10年（1697年）には従三位となり公卿に列しているが、元禄13年（1700年）になって突然官位を停止させられた。