Nakatsuna's father, Yorimasa, kept his hope to be promoted to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) (Court noble) as an honor to his family, and therefore did not let Nakatsuna succeed the headship of the family even after he was well past 70 years of age.
父の頼政は家門の誉まれとして従三位（公卿）に昇ることに望みをつなぎ続け、70歳を過ぎても家督を仲綱に譲らずにいた。