However, the Emperor Gosanjo, who was not related to Fujiwara clan, ascended the throne, and since his daughter Kanshi did not conceive an imperial child, Norimichi lost the political power and became the cause for the fall of Fujiwara clan.
しかし、藤原氏と外戚関係のない後三条天皇が即位し、また娘歓子に皇子が生れなかったことから実権を失い、藤原氏衰退の要因となった。