He was appointed Gon Chunagon (Provisional Vice-Councilor of State) in 1796; He became Chugu Gon no Daibu (Provisional Master of the Consort's Household) for Imperial Princess Yoshiko who was Chugu (Imperial consort) in 1798.
寛政8年（1796年）には中納言となり、寛政10年（1798年）には中宮欣子内親王の中宮権大夫となった。