After being raised to peerage in 1826, he gained rapid promotion for being the head of the Seiga family, holding prominent positions such as Jiju (chamberlain), Ukone no Gon no shosho (minor captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), and Sakone no Gon no chujo (middle captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), and in 1840 he was raised to Jusanmi (Junior 3rd Rank) and became one of Kugyo (top court officials).
文政9年（1826年）に叙爵してから清華家の当主として速いスピードで昇進し、侍従・右近衛権少将・左近衛権中将などを歴任して、天保11年（1840年）には従三位となり公卿に列した。