| He was the fourteenth head of the Madenokoji family, a branch of the Kanroji family from the Takafuji line of the Northern House of the Fujiwara Clan, one of "Tosho-ke" (noble families allowed to access the imperial court) and a Meika (upper class noble family). |
堂上家（名家 (公家)、藤原北家高藤流甘露寺支流）である、万里小路家の14代目当主。 |