Her father was Norihira TAKATSUKASA who was a Sadaijin (the Minister of the Left) at the rank of Juichii (Junior First Rank) and her mother was the daughter of Dainagon (chief councilor of state) Tamemitsu REIZEI.
父は左大臣従一位鷹司教平、母は大納言冷泉為満の娘。