Since Nyudo Shinno (priestly Imperial Prince) Shoshin (Omuro) took the post as its second Monzeki (chief priest), over succeeding generations toward the end of the Edo period, members of the Imperial Family took this post as well.
仁和寺門跡に2世性信入道親王（大御室）が就任されて以降、江戸時代末期まで門跡には法親王（皇族）を迎えた。