His father Michinaga had two wives; Rinshi, who was the daughter of Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) MINAMOTO no Masanobu, and MINAMOTO no Akiko, who was daughter of Sadaijin MINAMOTO no Takaakira (who had been overthrown in the Anna War).
父道長には左大臣源雅信の娘倫子と安和の変で失脚した左大臣源高明の娘源明子の二人の妻がいた。