After that, he had held positions such as Ukone no shosho (Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), Ukone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain), and was promoted to Sangi and raised to the peerage as Kugyo (the top court officials) in 1644.
その後、右近衛少将、右近衛中将、蔵人頭などを歴任し、正保元年（1644年）に参議となり、公卿に列する。