Since he served five Emperors for ages from the Emperor Goyozei (the 107th) to the Emperor Gosai (the 111th) at the Imperial Court, he got unprecedented promotion as a member of a important noble family receiving the official rank of Juichi (Junior First Rank), Naidaijin (the minister of the center).
後陽成天皇（107代）から後西天皇（111代）までの五帝の長きにわたって朝廷に仕えたため、名家(公家)出身としては異例の従一位内大臣まで昇った。