First, Kaneka made him a yushi (another child considered as one's own) of Empress Sakuramachi on November 19, then adopted him as his own child on December 12, and finally, made him take over the Takatsukasa family as an adopted child from the Ichijo family.
そこで兼香はまず淳宮を桜町天皇の猶子（10月4日_(旧暦)）とし、続いて自分の養子に迎えた（10月27日_(旧暦)）上で一条家からの養子という形式で鷹司家を相続させた。