After being conferred peerage in 1745, he was promoted progressively, and held prominent posts such as Jiju (chamberlain), Ukone no gon no shosho (provisional minor captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Ukone no gon no chujo (provisional middle captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), etc., and in 1754 he was raised to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) and became one of the Kugyo.
延享2年（1745年）に叙爵してから累進し、侍従・右近衛権少将・右近衛権中将などを歴任し、宝暦4年（1754年）に従三位に達して公卿に列した。