After he was quickly promoted as the head of the Sanjo family of the Seiga family (the second highest family status for court nobles), he became Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) and was ranked with Kugyo in 1668.
清華家三条家の当主として速いスピードで昇進し、寛文8年（1668年）には従三位となり公卿に列している。