His father was FUJIWARA no Tsunemichi who was from the Ononomiya line of the Fujiwara clan and held the rank of Shonii and the title of Gon Chunagon (the son of FUJIWARA no Kanehira).
実父は小野宮流藤原氏の正二位権中納言藤原経通（藤原懐平の子）。