Since then, he was promoted successively at a fast pace as the family head of the Seiga family and became Jusanmi (Junior 3rd Rank) and was raised to Kugyo in 1536 after experiencing jiju (a chamberlain), Sakone no shosho (minor captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) and Sakone no chujo (middle captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards).
以降清華家当主として速いスピードで累進し、侍従・左近衛少将・左近衛中将を経て、天文(元号)5年（1536年）には従三位となり、公卿に列する。