After serving as Jiju (Imperial Household Agency staff), Ukone no Gon no Shosho (Provisional Minor Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards), and Sakone no Gon no Chujo (Provisional Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards), he was appointed to Jusanmi Sangi (Junior Third Rank, Councilor) in 1655 and joined Kugyo (court noble).
侍従・右近衛権少将・左近衛権中将をへて明暦元年（1655年）に従三位参議となり、公卿に列する。