He was the 15th head of the Ogimachisanjo family (lineage can be traced to Sanjo's branch family of Kinsue line of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan) who were tosho-ke (the hereditary lineage of Court nobles occupying relatively high ranks).
堂上家（家格は大臣家、藤原北家公季流三条庶流）である正親町三条家の15代当主。