While Saneyori's second son, FUJIWARA no Yoritada, also served as Kanpaku to Emperor Enyu and Emperor Kazan, leading the Imperial Court, the house of Ononomiya was unable to develop a marriage relationship with the Imperial family.
実頼の二男の藤原頼忠も円融天皇、花山天皇の関白を務め朝政を指導したが、小野宮流は天皇との外戚関係を結べなかった。