He had been promoted successively since he was conferred peerage in 1657 to jiju (chamberlain), Sakone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), Toka no sechie Geben (a kugyo who supervised many matters outside Jomei Gate at Toka no sechie, an Imperial Court ceremony) and other positions until he became Gon Chunagon in 1666.
明暦3年（1657年）に叙爵して以降累進し、侍従・左近衛中将・踏歌節会外弁などをつとめ、寛文6年（1666年）に権中納言となった。