Her father is Hyobukyo no Miya (later called Shikibukyo no Miya, and a son of the Emperor Kiritsubo's predecessor), and her mother is a daughter of Azechi (inspector of the provincial government) no Dainagon (Major Counselor).
父は兵部卿宮（後に式部卿宮、桐壺帝の先帝の皇子）、母は按察使大納言の娘。