His father was FUJIWARA no Edayoshi (845 - 917), who was a councilor from the Ceremonial House of the Fujiwara clan, with his grandfather being FUJIWARA no Harutsu and his great-grandfather FUJIWARA no Otsugu who served as Sadaijin (Minister of the Left).
父は藤原氏藤原式家の参議藤原枝良（845年-917年、祖父は左大臣藤原緒嗣、父は藤原春津）。