| A descendant of FUJIWARA no Kanefusa (grand minister of state), the younger brother-uterine of Kanezane, he is sometimes included in the Kujo family but Kanefusa's family line failed at an early stage. |
また、兼実の同母弟藤原兼房 (太政大臣)の子孫も「九条家」に含める事もあるが、こちらは早い段階で断絶している。 |