However, he succeeded the Sanjo family because Kinyori SANJO, the family head of the main branch of its family, did not have an heir when he got involved and was killed in the revolt of Dainei-ji Temple while he served in Suo Province.
しかし、本家筋の三条家の当主の三条公頼が周防国へ下向していた際に大寧寺の変に巻き込まれて殺され、嗣子もなかったため、三条家を相続した。