After that, he became jiju (chamberlain), Ukone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Awa no Gon no suke (Provisional Assistant Governor of Awa Province), Ukone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), and Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain) and finally became Sangi in 1612 to rank with Kugyo.
その後、侍従・右近衛少将・阿波権介・右近衛中将・蔵人頭をへて、慶長17年（1612年）に参議となり、公卿に列する。