She was the second daughter of Dainagon (chief councilor of state) Tadayasu NAKAYAMA (1809－1888) and her mother was Aiko NAKAYAMA, the eleventh daughter of Kiyoshi (Seizan) MATSURA, the lord of the Hirado Domain.
大納言・中山忠能（1809－1888）の次女で、母は平戸藩主・松浦清（靜山）の十一女・中山愛子。