On May 20, 1652, he was born as a child of Norisuke ICHIJO who assumed Udaijin (Minister of the Right) and belonged to one of Gosekke (the five families of the Fujiwara clan whose members were eligible for the positions of Sessho and Kanpaku).
慶安5年（1652年）4月13日、五摂家のひとつ右大臣一条教輔の子息として生まれる。