He had FUJIWARA no Ishi as the Emperor's second consort, she being Michinaga's daughter and the Emperor's aunt; it was unusual during this time for the Emperor not to have other empresses, but he had only two princesses and did not have any prince who could succeed to the Imperial Throne; the Emperor died young, at the age of 29.
道長の娘で叔母にあたる藤原威子を中宮とし、この時代には珍しく他の妃を持たなかったが、皇子女は内親王二人のみで世継ぎの皇子にはついに恵まれぬまま、29歳の若さで崩御した。