A peerage was conferred on him in 1598 and since then, he got promoted taking various positions such as Jiju (Imperial Household Agency staff), Konoefu shosho (Minor Captain of the Inner Palace Guards) and Konoefu chujo (Middle Captain of the Inner Palace Guards) and then, in 1613, he became Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) to rank with Kugyo.
慶長3年（1598年）に叙爵・以降累進して侍従・近衛府少将・近衛府中将を経て、慶長18年（1613年）に従三位となり、公卿に列する。