He was promoted very quickly as the family head of the Seiga family, and successively served as Palace staff, Sakone gon no shosho (Provisional Minor Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) as well as Sakone gon no chujo (Provisional Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), and in 1843, he became Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank), position which ranked with Kugyo (a Court noble).
以降清華家当主として速いスピードで累進し、侍従・左近衛権少将・左近衛権中将を経て、天保14年（1843年）に従三位となり、公卿に列する。