He was the fifth family head of the Kajuji family which was Tosho-ke (the hereditary lineage of court nobles occupying relatively high ranks), and the main branch of Kanroji of the Takafuji group of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan, an important noble family.
堂上家（家格は名家(公家)、藤原北家高藤流甘露寺支流）である勧修寺家の5代当主。