He was the thirteenth head of the Kajuji family, a branch of the Kanroji family of the Takafuji line of the Northern House of the Fujiwara Clan, one of "Tosho-ke" (noble families allowed to access the imperial court), and a Meika (noble family of the upper class).
堂上家である勧修寺家（家格は、名家、藤原北家高藤流甘露寺支流）の13代当主。