Career
Born to Nijo Haruyoshi and adopted by Takatsukasa Tadafuyu he revived the lineage of the Takatsukasa family. In 1606 he was appointed Kampaku, a regent position which he left two years later. In 1657 he died at age 93.
With a daughter of the daimyo Sassa Narimasa, he had a son, Nobuhisa.