Motohiro passed the Kanpaku and Toshi choja (chieftain of the Fujiwara family) positions to his right-hand man, Kanehiro TAKATSUKASA, in 1703, and in 1707 his eldest son, Iehiro KONOE, became Kanpaku and Toshi choja.
1703年自らの片腕だった鷹司兼熙に関白職と藤氏長者を譲り、1707年には長男の近衛家熈が関白・藤氏長者に就任する。