In the same year, he was conferred a peerage; he took different positions, such as Chamberlain, "Sakone no Gon no Shosho" (Provisional Minor Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) and "Ukone no Gon no Chujo;" In 1845, he became Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank), which gave him the title Kugyo.
同年に叙爵し、以降累進して侍従・近衛府・右近衛権中将などを歴任し、弘化2年（1845年）に従三位となり公卿に列する。