In 1754, he got married to Princess Shitsuko, the third daughter of Imperial Prince Kanin-no-miya Naohito, and succeeded to the family from Imperial Prince Yakahito.
翌宝暦4年（1754年）閑院宮直仁親王の第3王女室子女王と結婚し、家仁親王から家督を譲られる。