He was the 30th family head of the Tsuchimikado family which was Tosho-ke, or the hereditary lineage of court nobles occupying relatively high ranks, of which the social standing was hange (kuge), kuge of lower rank and the Abe clan.
堂上家（家格は、半家(公家)・阿倍氏）である、土御門家の30代目当主。