She experienced a series of misfortunes, including the death of her father, Kinyori SANJO, by the sword; the revolt of Yoshinobu; Nobuchika's loss of eyesight; Nobuyuki's early death; and Obaiin's divorce and death at the age of twenty-seven.
父・三条公頼の斬殺、義信の謀反、信親の盲目、信之の夭折、黄梅院の離縁と27歳にしての病死など、度重なる不運に見舞われた。