He mostly served the Imperial Court for two generations, Emperor Goyozei (the 107th) and Emperor Gomizunoo (the 108th), however, even though he was the head of the Sanjo family of the Seiga family (the second highest family status for court nobles), he could not become a minister, and after his death, he was sorely missed and conferred Naidaijin (minister of the center) posthumously.
主に後陽成天皇（107代）・後水尾天皇（108代）の二代にわたり朝廷に仕えたが、清華家の三条家当主でありながら大臣になれず、惜しまれて死後に内大臣を追贈されている。