Fujiwara no Saneyori

, also known as Onomiya-dono, was a Japanese statesman, courtier and politician during the Heian period.

Career He was a minister during the reigns of Emperor Reizei and Emperor En'yū. 19 May 947 (Tenryaku 1, 26th day of the 4th month): Saneyori is promoted to the positions of sadaijin and grand general of the left. 949 (Tenryaku 3, 1st month): Saneyori and his brother Morosuke shared the duties of daijō-daijin during a period of Fujiwara no Tadahira's ill-health. 26 March 963 (Ōwa 3, 28th day of the 2nd month): Saneyori presided at the coming of age ceremonies for Norihira-shinnō (憲平親王) who would later become Emperor Reizei. 31 July 967 (Kōhō 4, 22nd day of the 6th month): Saneyori began serving as kampaku when Emperor Reizei assumed the throne in 967. 27 September 969 (Anna 2, 13th day of the 8th month): Saneyori was appointed sesshō (regent). 24 June 970 (Tenroku 1, 18th day of the 5th month): Saneyori died at age 70; and he was posthumously elevated to the first class in rank.

After his death, Saneyori's nephew Koretada assumed his duties when he was named sesshō after his death.

Genealogy This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Fujiwara no Tadahira.