On January 30, 1658, he was invested with Jushiino jiju (Junior Fourth Rank Chamberlain) of Kozuke Province (see also shinno ninkoku (provinces whose gubernatorial posts were reserved as sinecures for imperial princes) for the reason he was not Kozuke no kami (the governor of Kozuke Province) but Kozuke no suke (the assistant governor of Kozuke Province) despite his high court ranking).
明暦3年（1657年）12月27日、従四位侍従兼上野国に叙任（位階が高いにもかかわらず、上野守でなく上野介である事については、親王任国を参照）。