Michitaka had his first child, Gon Dainagon FUJIWARA no Michiyori, with a daughter of Yamashiro no kuni no kami (Governor of Yamashiro Province) FUJIWARA no Morihito, but he favored the children he had with TAKASHINA no Kishi (also known as Ko no naishi, Gidosanshi no haha (Mother of Gidosanshi)), a daughter of TAKASHINA no Naritada, including naidaijin FUJIWARA no Korechika, chunagon FUJIWARA no Takaie, gondaisozu (a provisional highest grade that can be held by one who has reached the second highest rank in the hierarchy of Buddhist priests) Ryuen, and Empress FUJIWARA no Teishi, as a stem family.
山城国守藤原守仁女との間に第一子の権大納言藤原道頼を儲けたが、道隆は高階成忠女高階貴子（高内侍、儀同三位母）との間に生まれた、内大臣藤原伊周・中納言藤原隆家・権大僧都隆円・皇后藤原定子ら諸子女を嫡系として優遇した。