He was the 17th generation family head of the Tosho family (whose social standing was a distinguished family (court noble), Kanroji branch of the Takafuji group of the Northern House of the Fujiwara clan).
堂上家（家格は、名家(公家)、藤原北家高藤流甘露寺支流）である勧修寺家の17代当主。