His children were Sadaijin (minister of the left) Saneharu SAIONJI and Sakone gon no chujo (provisional middle captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) Suemitsu OMIYA (who restored the Omiya family).
子に左大臣西園寺実晴、左近衛権中将大宮季光（大宮家を再興）がいる。