She was the third daughter of Juichii-sadaijin Tadaka ICHIJO, and her real mother was Tamiko NIIHATA, a concubine (Tadaka's lawful wife was Princess Fushimi no miya Junko).
従一位左大臣一条忠香の三女で、生母は側室新畑民子（忠香の正室は伏見宮順子女王）。