After being conferred a peerage in 1836, he was quickly promoted as the family head of the Seiga family; he served as a member of the Palace staff as well as Sakone gon no shosho (Provisional Minor Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), and in 1849, he became Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) Ukon no gon no chujo (Provisional Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), the position ranked with kugyo (a court noble).
天保7年（1836年）に叙爵して以降、清華家当主として速いスピードで昇進し、侍従・左近衛権少将を経て、嘉永2年（1849年）には従三位・右近衛権中将となり、公卿に列する。