His brother, Iehiro KONOE, was Kanpaku (chief advisor to the Emperor), and his older sister and younger sister were Hiroko KONOE (consort of Ienobu TOKUGAWA) and the consort of Imperial Prince Kaninnomiya Naohito, respectively.
兄に関白近衛家熙、姉に近衛熙子（徳川家宣室）、妹に閑院宮直仁親王后がいる。