He successively held different positions such as "Gon Chunagon" (Provisional Vice Councilor of State), "Gon Dainagon" (Provisional Major Counselor) and "Toka no Sechie Geben" (Kugyo who supervised many matters outside Jomei Gate at "Toka no sechie" [Imperial Court Ceremony]); He took the positions of "Ukone no daisho" (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and "Umaryo gogen" (Inspector of the Right Division of Bureau of Horses) in 178; However, he resigned the position of Ukone no daisho and became "Kotaigogu gon no daibu" (Provisional Master of the Empress Dowager's Household) to the Empress Dowager, Koreko KONOE since 1782.
その後も権中納言・権大納言・踏歌節会外弁を歴任し、天明元年（1781年）より右近衛大将・右馬寮御監となるも、天明2年（1782年）からは右近衛大将を辞職して、皇太后近衛維子の皇太后宮権大夫に転じた。