His father was Michiari ROKUJO, Ukone no daisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), (the son of Michiteru KOGA) who was the founder of the Rokujo family and his mother was the daughter of FUJIWARA no Kiyosada.
父は六条家の祖である右近衛大将六条通有（久我通光の子）、母は藤原清定の娘。