He was the fourth family head of the Kitabatake family whose members served as Ise Kokushi (an officer of Ise Province) for generations, as well as the Shugo daimyo (provincial military governor that became daimyo, Japanese feudal lord) of Ise Province.
伊勢国司北畠家の第4代当主で、伊勢国の守護大名でもある。