He also filled important roles such as Konoe no daisho (Major Captain of the Palace Guards) for the Empress of Emperor Komei in 1858, naidaijin (Minister of Center) and Kokuji goyogakari (a general official of the Imperial Household in charge of the State affair) in 1862.
孝明天皇紀また安政5年（1858年）近衛大将、文久2年（1862年）内大臣、国事御用掛など要職を務めた。