He adopts Empress Akikonomu, a daughter of the late Rokujo no Miyasudokoro, and Tamakazura, a daughter between Tono Chujo (the first secretary's captain) and Yugao as his daughters.
この他、六条御息所の遺児秋好中宮と、頭中将と夕顔との娘玉鬘(源氏物語)を養女とした。