His father was Haruhide KAJUJI, the Gon-Dainagon (Provisional Major Counselor) and his mother was Motoko AWAYA, a daughter of Mototaka AWAYA, the Ukyo-no-suke (assistant governor of western Kyoto).
権大納言・勧修寺晴秀の子、母は、粟屋元子（左京亮・粟屋元隆の娘）。