After that, he was quickly promoted as the head of the Sanjo family of the Seiga family (the second highest family status for court nobles), and was raised to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) in 1764 and was ranked with Kugyo.
その後清華家三条家の当主として早いスピードで昇進し、明和元年（1764年）には従三位に達して公卿に列する。