He was appointed as Shikibukyo (Minister of the Ministry of Ceremonies) as a successor of Imperial Prince Motoyasu who died in 901, and thereafter, he became Ippon Shinno (the first-ranked Imperial Prince).
延喜元年（901年）に薨去した本康親王の後任として式部卿に任ぜられ、後に一品親王を授けられた。