She was the eldest daughter of FUJIWARA no Michitaka, who was Kanpaku Naidaijin (Advisor and Minister of the Centre), Shonii (Senior Second Rank), and TAKASHINA no Kishi, who was Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank) and a daughter of TAKASHINA no Naritada, the Shikibu no Taifu (or Chief Judge at the Ministry of Civil Affairs).
関白内大臣正二位藤原道隆の長女、母は式部大輔高階成忠の女・正三位高階貴子。