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Empress Dou (Wen) at AllExperts
Empress Dou 竇皇后 given name 漪 Yi d 135 BC formally Empress Xiaowen 孝文皇后 was a Chinese empress during the Han Dynasty who greatly influenced the reigns of her husband Emperor Wen and her son Emperor Jing with her adherence of Taoist philosophy She therefore contributed greatly to the Rule of Wen and Jing commonly considered one of the golden ages of Chinese history The Chinese Wikipedia page for her gives a personal name for her but did not attribute where the name came from Theref

Empress Dou (Zhang) at AllExperts
Empress Dou 竇皇后 personal name unknown d 97 formally Empress Zhangde 章德皇后 literally the polite and virtuous empress was an empress during Han Dynasty Her husband was Emperor Zhang She was already influential during her husbands reign but became particularly powerful as regent for her adoptive son Emperor He after Emperor Zhangs death Her family members particularly her brother Dou Xian 竇憲 became extremely powerful until they were toppled in a coup detat by Emperor He in 92 Empre

Empress Dou Miao at AllExperts
Empress Dou Miao 竇妙 d 172 formally Empress Huansi literally the diligent and deep-thinking empress was an empress during Han Dynasty She was the third wife of Emperor Huan After his death in 168 she served as regent for his successor Emperor Ling assisted by her father Dou Wu and the Confucian scholar Chen Fan 陳蕃 but Dou and Chen had a major confrontation with powerful eunuch s later in 168 and were defeated and killed After that she was under house arrest until her death Family backgrou

Empress Dowager Bian at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Bian 卞太后 personal name unknown d 230 formally Empress Wuxuan 武宣皇后 literally the martial and knowing empress was an empress dowager during the reign of her son Cao Pi and her grandson Cao Rui the first two emperors of Cao Wei the foundation of which was built by her husband Cao Cao although he would never be emperor himself She was Cao Caos second wife Family background and marriage to Cao Cao It is not known when the future empress dowager was born What is known is

Empress Dowager Bo at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Bo 薄太后 known as Consort Bo 薄姬 when her husband was alive and more formally as either Empress Dowager Xiaowen 孝文太后 or rarer Empress Gao 高皇后 d 155 BC was an imperial concubine for Emperor Gao of Han Liu Bang who would unanticipated by her become the mother of an emperor According to the Book of Han Lady Bo was when she was young a concubine of Wei Bao 魏豹 the Prince of Wei After Han Xin conquered Wei she became a seamstress and on one occasion when Liu Ba

Empress Dowager Cheng at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Cheng 程太后 personal name unknown d 334 was an empress dowager of the Chinese / Jie state Later Zhao She was a concubine of Later Zhaos founding emperor Shi Le and gave birth to his crown prince and successor Shi Hong Her brother Cheng Xia 程遐 was one of Shi Les key advisors particularly after Zhang Bin s death After Shi Le died in 333 his powerful nephew Shi Hu quickly seized power in a coup detat and killed Cheng Xia and another key advisor of Shi Le Xu Guang 徐光 Shi

Empress Dowager Cixi at AllExperts
Cixi redirects here To see the city in Zhejiang see Cixi City The Dowager Empress Cixi Ci-xi Ci Xi Tai Hou Tzuhsi Tzu-hsi Tzu Hsi Tai Hou November 29 1835 November 15 1908 popularly known in China as the Western Empress Dowager 西太后 and officially known posthumously as Empress Xiaoqin Xian 孝?显皇后 was a powerful and charismatic figure who was the de facto ruler of the Manchu Qing Dynasty ruling over China for most of the period from 1861 to her death in 1908 Historians consider that

Empress Dowager Ding at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Ding 丁太后 personal name unknown d 402 formally Empress Xianyou 獻幽皇后 literally the wise and lonely empress was an empress dowager of the Chinese / Xianbei state Later Yan She was a concubine of Murong Bao Emperor Huimin and the mother of Murong Sheng Emperor Zhaowu She gave birth to Murong Sheng while Murong Bao was serving as a low-level Former Qin official in 373 What happened to her during the next three decades were not clear but at the time when Murong Bao then e

Empress Dowager Dong at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Dong 董太后 personal name unknown formally Empress Xiaocheng 孝成皇后 d 189 was an empress dowager during Han Dynasty -- even though she was never empress because she became mother to an emperor Emperor Ling She was blamed for contributing to her sons decadent rule which contributed much to the Han Dynastys downfall Background The future Empress Dowager Dong was from Hejian Commandery roughly modern Baoding Hebei She was the wife of Liu Chang 劉萇 the hereditary Marquess

Empress Dowager Duan (Murong Chao) at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Duan 段太后 personal name unknown was an empress dowager of the Chinese / Xianbei state Southern Yan She was the mother of the last emperor Murong Chao During Former Yan Lady Duan was the wife and probably princess of Murong Na 慕容納 the Prince of Beihai After Former Yans destruction by Former Qin in 370 the Former Qin emperor Fu Jiān initially made Murong Na a commandery governor but later Murong Na was relieved from that post and relocated along with his mother Lady Gon

Empress Dowager Duan (Zhaowen) at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Duan 段太后 personal name unknown was an empress dowager of the Chinese / Xianbei state Later Yan She was a concubine of the founding emperor Murong Chui Emperor Wucheng and she was the mother of Murong Xi Emperor Zhaowen Little is known about her life before Murong Xi became emperor and although it appears likely that she might be related to Murong Chuis empress Empress Duan Yuanfei that connection is not completely clear After Murong Xi succeeded his nephew Murong Sheng Empe

Empress Dowager Duan at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Duan can refer to one of several empress dowager s in the Chinese Sixteen Kingdoms period Two of them were not empresses and only were made empress dowagers because of their sons status * Empress Dowager Duan Zhaowen was the mother of Murong Xi emperor of Later Yan * Empress Dowager Duan Murong Chao was the mother of Murong Chao emperor of Southern Yan

Empress Dowager Gou at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Gou 苟太后 personal name unknown was an empress dowager of the Chinese / Di state Former Qin Her husband was Fu Xiong 苻雄 the Prince of Donghai and brother of the founding emperor Fu Jiàn She became empress dowager in 357 after her son Fu Jiān note different tone seized power in a coup from his tyrannical cousin Fu Sheng Fu Jiàns son and claimed the title Heavenly Prince Tian Wang In addition to Fu Jiān she had at least one other son with Fu Xiong Fu Shuang 苻雙 the D

Empress Dowager He (Sun Hao) at AllExperts
Empress Dowager He 何太后 personal name unknown was an empress dowager during the reign of her son Sun Hao the final emperor of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period She was from Danyang Commandery roughly modern Xuancheng Anhui Her father He Sui 何遂 was a cavalry soldier in the army of the Eastern Wu founder Sun Quan One day when Sun Quan was examining the troops he noticed that she was peeking out and looking at the troops He found her unusual and gave her to his son Sun He as a co

Empress Dowager Li Lingrong at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Li Lingrong 李陵容 d 400 formally Empress Dowager Xiaowuwen 孝武文太后 literally the filial martial and civil empress dowager was an empress dowager during Jin Dynasty 265-420 She was a concubine of Emperor Jianwen and the mother of Emperor Xiaowu Li Lingrong was born of a humble origin and she became a servant girl in the household of Sima Yu the Prince of Kuaiji She was one of the servants involved with manufacturing textiles Sima Yu originally had a wife from high birt

Empress Dowager Longyu at AllExperts
Dowager Empress Long Yu Lungyu Lung Yu Xiaodingjing Xiao Ding Jing address ed as Her Imperial Majesty private name靜芬 born 1868 died 1913 was the Empress Consort of China She was of the Yehonala clan 隆裕太后 and also a cousin of the Guangxu Emperor who reigned from r 1875-1908 and a niece of the Dowagwer Empress Cixi She was chosen as the Empress because her aunt the Dowager Empress Cixi wanted to strengthen the power of her own family She married Emperor Guangxu on February 26 1889 and

Empress Dowager Lu Huinan at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Lu Huinan 路惠? 412 - 466 formally Empress Dowager Zhao 昭太后 literally accomplished empress dowager semi-formally Empress Dowager Chongxian 崇憲太后 was an empress dowager of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song She was a concubine of Emperor Wen and she became empress dowager because her son Liu Jun later became emperor as Emperor Xiaowu As imperial consort Lu Huinan came from a humble background and her father appeared to have been a servant to the powerful Wang clan descen

Empress Dowager Shōken at AllExperts
Empress Haruko in traditional court dress Empress Shōken in Western garb a sign of the reform taken under the Meiji era HIM Empress Shōken 昭憲皇太后 jp shōken kōtaigo née Ichijō Haruko 一条美子born Ichijō Masako 一条勝子 28 May 1849 or 1850 - 19 April 1914 was the kōgō empress-consort of the Meiji Emperor 1852-1912 reigned 1867-1912 She was also known as Empress Haruko She was the third daughter of Lord Ichijō Tadaka sometime Minister of the Left Sadaijin head of the Ichi

Empress Dowager Teimei at AllExperts
Empress Sadako or Empress Teimei was born Princess Kujo Sadako jp 九条節子 kujō no miya sadako joō June 25 1884 - May 17 1951 She was Empress of Japan the consort of the Taishō Emperor and the mother of Emperor Hirohito Born in Tokyo she was the daughter of Prince Kujo Michitaka head of Kujo branch of the Fujiwara clan When she gave birth to a son the future Emperor Hirohito in 1901 she was the first official wife of a Crown Prince or Emperor to do so since 1750 She became Empress Empress

Empress Dowager Wang Baoming at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Wang Baoming 王寶明 455 - 512 formally Empress An 安皇后 literally the peaceful empress semi-formally Empress Dowager Xuande 宣德太后 was an empress dowager of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi She was never empress but as she was the wife of Xiao Zhangmao the oldest son and crown prince of Emperor Wu who was posthumously honored as an emperor and the mother of his son Xiao Zhaoye who later became emperor she was considered an empress Wang Baomings grandfather Wang Shaozh

Empress Dowager Wang Yuanji at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Wang Yuanji 王元姬 217 - 268 formally Empress Wenming 文明皇后 literally the civil and understanding empress was an empress dowager during the Jin Dynasty 265-420 She was Sima Zhao s wife and the mother of the dynastys first emperor Emperor Wu Sima Yan Wang Yuanjis father Wang Su 王肅 was a Cao Wei general and Confucian scholar She was known for her filial piety when she was young It is not known when she married Sima Zhao but it is known that she bore him five sons and

Empress Dowager Wei at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Wei 衛太后 personal name unknown was an empress dowager of the Chinese / Di state Later Liang She was the mother of the last emperor Lü Long Lady Wei was probably the wife of Lü Longs father Lü Bao 呂寶 who was a younger brother of the founding emperor Lü Guang Emperor Yiwu Very little is known about her When Lü Long became emperor after his younger brother Lü Chao 呂超 assassinated then-emperor Lü Zuan in 401 he honored her as empress dowager There was no further h

Empress Dowager Xiao Wenshou at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Xiao Wenshou 蕭文壽 343 - 423 formally Empress Xiaoyi 孝懿皇后 literally the filial and benevolent empress was an empress dowager of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song She was the stepmother of the founding emperor Emperor Wu Liu Yu Liu Yus mother Zhao Anzong 趙安宗 died on the same day that she gave birth to him in 363 His father Liu Qiao 劉翹 later married Xiao Wenshou although the date of the marriage is not known She bore Liu Qiao two sons Liu Daolian 劉?憐 and Liu D

Empress Dowager Yan Ming at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Yan Ming 匽明 d 152 formally Empress Xiaochong 孝崇皇后 was an empress dowager during Han Dynasty -- even though she was never empress and for that matter was never married to an emperor She became empress dowager because her son Liu Zhi became emperor as Emperor Huan in 146 Yan Ming was a concubine of Liu Yi 劉翼 the Marquess of Liwu After Marquess Yi died her son Zhi as the oldest son of the marquess inherited the title After the young Emperor Zhi was poisoned by the po

Empress Dowager Yang Huiyu at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Yang Huiyu 羊徽瑜 214 - 278 formally Empress Jingxian 景獻皇后 literally the decisive and wise empress semi-formally Empress Dowager Hongxun 弘?太后 was an empress dowager during the Jin Dynasty 265-420 She was the powerful Cao Wei regent Sima Shi s third wife Her father Yang Chai 羊茝 was a commandery governor and her mother was a daughter of the well-known Han Dynasty historian and musician Cai Yong ?邕 Her brother was the famous general Yang Hu She did not have

Empress Dowager Zhang (Zhaowu) at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Zhang 張太后 personal name unknown d 313 formally Empress Guangxian 光獻皇后 literally the rebuilding and wise empress was an empress dowager of the Chinese / Xiongnu state Han Zhao during the reign of her son Liu Cong Emperor Zhaowu She was the founding emperor Liu Yuan s concubine Her son Liu Cong was Liu Yuans fourth son and it is not known whether she bore other children for Liu Yuan When Liu Cong seized the throne in 310 after overthrowing his older brother Liu He aft

Empress Dowager Zhang at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Zhang 張太后 personal name unknown d 426 was an empress dowager of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song She was the mother of Emperor Shao Liu Yifu and a concubine of Emperor Wu Liu Yu In 406 she gave birth to Liu Yifu the oldest son of then already a paramount general of Jin She later also gave birth to a daughter Liu Huiyuan 劉惠媛 the later Princess Yixing In 420 after Liu Yu seized the throne from Emperor Gong of Jin and established Liu Song as its emperor he created her an imp

Empress Dowager at AllExperts
Empress Dowager Chinese Korean and Japanese 皇太后 Chinese Korean pronunciation Hwang Tae Hu Japanese pronunciation Kōtaigō was title given to the mother of a Chinese emperor or a Japanese emperor The title was also given occasionally to another woman of the same generation while a woman from the previous generation was sometimes given the title of Grand Empress Dowager Numerous empress dowagers held regency during the reign of an underage emperor Many of the most prominent empress dowagers

Empress Du Lingyang at AllExperts
Empress Du Lingyang 杜陵陽 321 - 341 formally Empress Chengong 成恭皇后 literally the successful and respectful empress was an empress of Jin Dynasty 265-420 Her husband was Emperor Cheng of Jin Some historians believe that her name was simply Du Ling and that imperial archivists mistakenly attached the character yang to her name later They point out that while the name of a county with the character ling in its name was changed pursuant to naming taboo many names of places with yang in t

Empress Du Zhu at AllExperts
Empress Du Zhu 杜珠 was an empress of the Chinese / Jie state Later Zhao She was Shi Hu Emperor Wus second empress Du Zhu was initially a concubine of Shi Hu with the title Zhaoyi 昭儀 She bore him at least two sons -- Shi Xuan 石宣 and Shi Tao 石韜 Shi Xuan carried the title of Duke of Hejian and Shi Tao the Duke of Qin In 337 after Shi Hus first crown prince Shi Sui 石邃 was executed for having plotted his fathers assassination Shi Xuan as the next son in age was created crown prince

Empress Duan (Huimin) at AllExperts
Empress Duan 段皇后 personal name unknown d 400 formally Empress Huide 惠德皇后 literally the benevolent and virtous empress was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei state Later Yan Her husband was Murong Bao Emperor Huimin Empress Duan was based on her family name in all likelihood from the same Duan tribe royal line that a number of Former Yan and Later Yan empresses and imperial consorts came from Murong Bao created her empress in 396 after he became emperor Little is known about her li

Empress Duan Jifei at AllExperts
Empress Duan Jifei 段季妃 was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei state Southern Yan Her husband was the founding emperor Murong De Emepror Xianwu Her name is actually lost to history but her courtesy name Jifei was recorded and used by historians Her father was Duan Yi 段儀 Duan Jifeis older sister Duan Yuanfei was the empress of Murong Des older brother Murong Chui the founding emperor of Later Yan She married Murong De in or slightly before 388 when he was the Prince of Fanyang They did

Empress Duan Yuanfei at AllExperts
Empress Duan Yuanfei 段元妃 d 396 was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei state Later Yan Her husband was the states founding emperor Murong Chui Emperor Wucheng Her name is actually lost to history but her courtesy name Yuanfei was recorded and used by historians She was the niece of two of Murong Chuis prior wives who were daughters of the Xianbei chief Duan Mopei 段末怌 Her father Duan Yi 段儀 was a brother of the Princesses Duan Murong Chui married Duan Yuanfei in or slightly earlier

Empress Elisabeth (disambiguation) at AllExperts
Several women were known as Empress Elisabeth or Elizabeth These include * Empress Elizabeth of Russia * Elisabeth of Bavaria also known as Sissi or Sisi married to Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria * Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon as Empress of India the wife of the King-Emperor George VI * Elisabeth consort of Emperor Charles VI

Empress Feng (Wencheng) at AllExperts
Empress Feng 馮皇后 personal name unknown 442 - 490 formally Empress Wenming 文明皇后 literally the civil and understanding empress was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei Her husband was Emperor Wencheng After her husbands death in 465 she overthrew the autocratic regent Yifu Hun in 466 and became regent over her stepson Emperor Xianwen and remained as such until his adulthood She subsequently had a falling out with Emperor Xianwen who had then become retired emperor

Empress Feng Qing at AllExperts
Empress Feng Qing 馮清 was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei She was Emperor Xiaowen s first empress Feng Qing was a daughter of Feng Xi 馮熙 the Prince of Changli who was a brother of the powerful Grand Empress Dowager Feng the wife of Emperor Wencheng and regent over his son Emperor Xianwen and grandson Emperor Xiaowen Through her father she was therefore also a great-granddaughter of the Northern Yan emperor Feng Hong Her mother was probably Feng Xis wife Princess B

Empress Feng Run at AllExperts
Empress Feng Run 馮潤 d 499 formally Empress You 幽皇后 literally the lonely empress was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei She was the second empress of Emperor Xiaowen Feng Run was a daughter of Feng Xi 馮熙 the Prince of Changli who was a brother of the powerful Grand Empress Dowager Feng the wife of Emperor Wencheng and regent over his son Emperor Xianwen and grandson Emperor Xiaowen Through her father she was therefore also a great-granddaughter of the Northern

Empress Fu (Ai) at AllExperts
Empress Fu 傅皇后 personal name unknown d 1 BC formally Empress Xiaoai 孝?皇后 was an empress during Han Dynasty Her husband perhaps in name only for he appeared to be far more enamored with his male favorite and probable lover Dong Xian than he was with her was Emperor Ai Empress Fu was the daughter of her husbands grandmother Consort Fu s cousin Fu Yan 傅晏 She became his consort when he was still the Prince of Dingtao and later crown prince After the death of his uncle Emperor Cheng

Empress Fu Shou at AllExperts
Empress Fu Shou 伏壽 d 214 was an empress during Han Dynasty She was the first wife of Emperor Xian -- the last emperor of the dynasty Family background and marriage to Emperor Xian Fu Shous father was Fu Wan 伏完 -- a seventh generation descendant of the early Eastern Han official Fu Dan 伏湛 and the hereditary Marquess of Buqi His wife although it is not clear whether she was Fu Shous mother was the Princess Yangan 陽安公主 a daughter of Emperor Huan In 190 Lady Fu became an imperial

Empress Fu Xunying at AllExperts
Empress Fu Xunying 苻?英 d 407 was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei state Later Yan Her husband was Murong Xi Emperor Zhaowen Fu Xunying was a daughter of Fu Mo 苻謨 a member of Former Qin s imperial house before he surrendered to Later Yan under military pressure As of 397 he was the mayor of Later Yans capital Zhongshan 中山 in modern Baoding Hebei when the Later Yan emperor Murong Bao Emperor Huimin abandoned Zhongshan in face of Northern Wei military attacks and he was subsequently

Empress Gao (Xuanwu) at AllExperts
Empress Gao 高皇后 personal name unknown d 518 was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei She was the second empress of Emperor Xuanwu She was the daughter of Gao Yan 高偃 a younger brother of Emperor Xuanwus mother Consort Gao posthumously honored as Empress Zhao making them cousins It is not clear when she became his concubine but it was likely after he already had his first empress Empress Yu in 501 Once she became a consort she was said to have gotten his favor and wit

Empress Gemmei at AllExperts
Empress Gemmei also Empress Genmyō 元明天皇 Genmei Tennō 661 December 7 721 was the 43rd imperial ruler of Japan according to the traditional order of succession and the fourth woman to hold such a position She was a daughter of Emperor Tenji and the wife of Crown Prince Kusakabe no Miko who was the son of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jitō Kusakabe was also Gemmeis first cousin and her nephew After their son Emperor Mommu died in 707 she succeeded to the throne in hopes of holding it until h

Empress Gensho at AllExperts
Empress Genshō 元正天皇 Genshō Tennō 680 April 21 748 was the 44th imperial ruler of Japan according to the traditional order of succession Her given name was Princess Hidaka 氷高皇女 She was an elder sister of Emperor Mommu and daughter of Prince Kusakabe and his wife and later Empress Empress Gemmei therefore a granddaughter of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jitō by her father and a granddaughter of Emperor Tenji through her mother She reigned from 715 to 724 Her succession was mainly f

Empress Go-Sakuramachi at AllExperts
Empress Go-Sakuramachi 後桜?天皇 Go-Sakuramachi Tennō September 23 1740 December 24 1813 was the 117th imperial ruler of Japan according to the traditional order of succession She was the last empress out of eight in the history of Japan ruling from September 15 1762 to January 9 1771 before abdicating in favor of her nephew Emperor Go-Momozono Her personal name was Toshiko 智子 and her original title was Isa-no-miya 以茶宮 later Ake-no-miya 緋宮Go-Sakuramachi is currently the last

Empress Gou at AllExperts
Empress Gou 苟皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Di state Former Qin Her husband was Fu Jiān who created her empress in 355 after seizing the throne from his violent and cruel cousin Fu Sheng even though he claimed only the title of Heavenly Prince Tian Wang Very little is known about Empress Gou She might have been a relative of Fu Jiāns mother Empress Dowager Gou but there is not enough evidence She was still alive in 359 when she participated in a ceremonial feedi

Empress Guo (Ming) at AllExperts
Empress Guo 郭皇后 personal name unknown d 263 formally Empress Mingyuan 明元皇后 literally the all-seeing and discerning empress was an empress of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms Period Her husband was Cao Rui Emperor Ming she was his third wife and second empress What little is known about her appears to show that she was an intelligent woman who fought hard to try to prevent her empire from falling into the hands of the Sima clan Sima Yi and his sons Sima Shi and Sima Zhao during the

Empress Guo Nüwang at AllExperts
Empress Guo Nüwang 郭女王 d 235 formally Empress Wende 文德皇后 literally the civil and virtuous empress was an empress of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period Her husband was Cao Pi Emperor Wen the first emperor of Cao Wei Family background and marriage to Cao Pi It is not known when the future Empress Guo was born What is known is that her father Guo Yong 郭永 came from a line of minor local officials When she was young she was known for her intelligence and her father impressed

Empress Guo Shengtong at AllExperts
Empress Guo Shengtong 郭聖通 d 52 was an empress during Han Dynasty She was the first empress of her husband Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu the one who established Eastern Han Dynasty as a restoration of the overthrown Western Han Dynasty She eventually lost her husbands favor and was deposed in 41 However both she and her family continued to be respected and honored even after she was deposed Family background and marriage to Liu Xiu Guo Shengtong came from a wealthy family Her father Guo Chang 郭

Empress He (Ling) at AllExperts
Empress He 何皇后 personal name unknown d 189 formally Empress Lingsi 靈思皇后 literally the unattentive and deep-thinking empress was an empress during Han Dynasty She was Emperor Ling s second wife Along with her brother He Jin she was able to temporarily dominate power at the imperial court after the death of Emperor Ling in 189 as empress dowager Family background and marriage to Emperor Ling Unlike most Han Dynasty empresses Empress He was not from a noble family rather her father He

Empress He Fani at AllExperts
Empress He Fani 何法倪 339 - 404 formally Empress Muzhang 穆章皇后 literally the solemn and polite empress semi-formally Empress Yongan 永安皇后 was an empress of Jin Her husband was Emperor Mu He Fanis father He Zhun 何準 was a brother of the one-time prime minister He Chong 何充 who was an important official during the reigns of Emperor Cheng Emperor Kang and Emperor Mu He had already died by 357 when based on the account of her high birth He Fani was selected to be the empress

Empress Helian at AllExperts
Empress Helian 赫連皇后 d 453 formally Empress Taiwu 太武皇后 was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei Her husband was Emperor Taiwu She was a daughter of the Xia s founding emperor Helian Bobo Emperor Wulie In 428 during the reign of her brother Helian Chang Emperor Taiwu led his Northern Wei forces to capture the Xia capital Tongwan 統萬 in modern Yulin Shaanxi and while Helian Chang fled she was captured along with most nobles and officials of Xia She and her two

Empress Hotel (Melbourne) at AllExperts
The Empress Hotel The Empress Hotel formerly the Empress of India Hotel is a pub and live music venue located at 714 Nicholson Street in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy North It was opened in 1873 by John Bourke and named in honour of Queen Victoria who had been proclaimed the Empress of India on the 1 January 1877 In the late 20th century it was frequented by employees of the North Fitzroy tram depot across the road which has since fallen out of regular use In the late 1980s it became a l

Empress Hotel at AllExperts
Empress Hotel is the name of many famous hotels throughout the world including the following * The Empress Hotel in Victoria British Columbia * The Empress Hotel in Ashbury Park New Jersey * Empress Hotel in Melbourne Australia

Empress Huo Chengjun at AllExperts
Empress Huo Chengjun 霍成君 d 54 BC was an empress during Han Dynasty She was the second wife of Emperor Xuan Her father was the statesman Huo Guang who served as regent for Emperor Zhao and who remained exceedingly powerful during Emperor Xuans reign until his death in 68 BC Her mothers name was Xian 顯 Family background It is not known when Chengjun was born to Huo Guang and Lady Xian What is known is that she grew up in a household with such great power that in many ways it regarded itsel

Empress Huyan (Guangwen) at AllExperts
Empress Huyan 呼延皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Xiongnu state Han Zhao She was the founding emperor Liu Yuan Emperor Guangwens first wife The Huyans were likely a great clan of Xiongnu nobility as Liu Yuans mother was also named Huyan making his wife likely a relative of his mother There were also many Huyans who were important in Han Zhaos government However little is known about Empress Huyan herself other than that when Liu Yuan declared himself Prince of Han

Empress Huyan (Murong Chao) at AllExperts
Empress Huyan 呼延皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei state Southern Yan Her husband was the last emperor Murong Chao Her father Huyan Ping 呼延平 was a subordinate of Murong Chaos uncle Murong De when Murong De was the governor of Zhangye Commandery 張掖 roughly modern Zhangye Gansu during Former Qin Later when Murong De and his brother Murong Chui rebelled against Former Qin in 384 with Murong Chui establishing Later Yan and becoming its emperor Fu Chang

Empress Huyan (Zhaowu) at AllExperts
Colleen Corby born 1947 was one of the worlds first supermodels years before the term was widely used One of the most well known and beloved teen models of the Sixties Colleens modeling career began in 1959 when she was just eleven years old Two weeks after walking into Eileen Fords modeling agency ostensibly to look for a summer job Colleen was sent on her first modeling assignment That summer job would last for the next twenty years Colleens career took off right from the start By the end of t

Empress Jia Nanfeng at AllExperts
Empress Jia Nanfeng 賈南風 257 - 300 nickname Shi 時 of the Jin Dynasty 265-420 was the daughter of Jia Chong and first wife of Emperor Hui She is commonly seen as a villainous figure in Chinese history as the person who provoked the War of the Eight Princes leading to the Wu Hu rebellions and Jins loss of northern and central China Early life and marriage to Crown Prince Zhong Jia Nanfeng was born in 257 to the Jin official Jia Chong and his second wife Guo Huai 郭槐 She was their oldest

Empress Jiang Jiangui at AllExperts
Empress Jiang Jiangui 江簡珪 was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song Her husband was Emperor Houfei of Liu Song Liu Yu Jiang Jiangui came from a noble lineage as her grandfather Jiang Zhiyuan 江智淵 was a famed albeit not particularly powerful official during the reign of Emperor Xiaowu but who died in fear in 463 after offending Emperor Xiaowu over the issue of the posthumous name for his favorite concubine Consort Yin Jiang Jianguis father Jiang Jiyun 江季筠 was a mid-low level

Empress Jin (Yin) at AllExperts
Empress Jin 靳皇后 personal name unknown was briefly an empress of the Chinese / Xiongnu state Han Zhao Her husband was Liu Can Emperor Yin She was Jin Zhun s daughter It is not known what year she married Liu Can but when he served as his father Liu Cong Emperor Zhaowus crown prince she was crown princess In 318 after Liu Cong died Liu Can became emperor and created her empress He also created his son Liu Yuangong 劉元公 likely her son crown prince Jin Zhun however planned to overthrow Li

Empress Jito at AllExperts
From Ogura Hyakunin Isshu Tomb of Emperor Temmu and Empress Jitō Empress Jitō 持統天皇 Jitō Tennō 645 December 22 702 Japanese dates correspond to the traditional lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873 December 22 702 of the Japanese calendar corresponds to January 13 703 of the Julian calendar was the 41st imperial ruler of Japan according to the traditional order of succession She was the daughter of Emperor Tenji She took the throne in 687 following the death of her husband Emper

Empress Justina at AllExperts
For other uses of the name see Justina disambiguation Justina d c 388 was the second wife of the Roman Emperor Valentinian I reigned 364-375 and the mother of Valentinian II reigned 375-392 Born into a family of senator ial rank in Sicily she was at first the wife of the usurper Magnentius d 353 Valentinian divorced his first wife on her account and married her not later than 370 She thus became the stepmother of the future emperor Gratian and of Galla wife of Theodosius I as well as the mother

Empress Kezuhun (Jingzhao) at AllExperts
Empress Kezuhun 可足渾皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei state Former Yan Her husband was Murong Jun Emperor Jingzhao During Murong Juns reign She appeared to have been Murong Juns wife when he was his father Murong Huang Prince Wenmings heir apparent In 353 after he had claimed imperial title he created her empress His son Murong Ye 慕容瞱 whom he created crown prince that year appeared to be her son After Murong Ye died in 356 he created her younger son

Empress Kezuhun (You) at AllExperts
Empress Kezuhun 可足渾皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei state Former Yan Her husband was Murong Wei Emperor You the last emperor of the state She was the daughter of Kezuhun Yi 可足渾翼 the cousin of Murong Weis mother Empress Dowager Kezuhun Perhaps by her order Murong Wei married her as empress in 369 There was no further historical record of her although presumably she was relocated to the Former Qin capital Changan in 370 when Former Qin destroyed Fo

Empress Kogyoku at AllExperts
Empress Kōgyoku 皇極天皇 Kōgyoku Tennō also Empress Saimei 斉明天皇 Saimei Tennō 594 August 24 661 August 24 661 corresponds to the Twenty-fourth Day of the Seventh Month of 661 shinyū of the traditional lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873 was the 35th and 37th emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession From February 18 642 February 18 642 corresponds to the Fifteenth Day of the First Month of 642 jinin she ruled as Kōgyoku but abdicated after the ass

Empress Kojun at AllExperts
Empress Kōjun of Japan was born Princess Kuni Nagako jp 久邇宮良子女王 kuni no miya nagako joō March 6 1903 - June 16 2000 She was the consort of the Showa Emperor and mother of Emperor Akihito The Empress Nagako known posthumously as Empress Kōjun 香淳皇后 kōjun kōgō was the longest lived empress consort kōgo in Japanese history She was Crown Princess from 26 January 1924 to 25 December 1926 Empress from 25 December 1926 to 7 January 1989 and Empress Dowager from 7 January 198

Empress Koken at AllExperts
Empress Kōken 孝謙天皇 Kōken Tennō also Empress Shōtoku 称徳天皇 Shōtoku Tennō 718 August 28 770 August 28 770 corresponds to the Fourth Day of the Eighth Month of the Fourth Year of Jingo-keiun of the traditional lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873 was both the 46th and 48th imperial ruler of Japan according to the traditional order of succession She first ruled as Empress Kōken from 749 to 758 She abdicated in favor of her second cousin Emperor Junnin but six years later

Empress Li (Gao) at AllExperts
Empress Li 李皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Di state Former Qin Her husband was Fu Deng Emperor Gao Very little is known about her She was already Fu Dengs concubine by 392 when Fu Deng created her empress to replace Empress Mao who had been captured and killed by the rival Later Qin s emperor Yao Chang in 389 In 393 when Fu Deng was captured and killed by Yao Changs son and successor Yao Xing Yao Xing gave her to his official Yao Huang 姚晃 Nothing further was r

Empress Li (Huiyi) at AllExperts
Empress Li 李皇后 personal name unknown d 409 ? was an empress whose husband Gao Yun Emperor Huiyi is considered depending which historical view is involved to have been either the last emperor of the Chinese / Xianbei state Later Yan or the first emperor of Later Yans successor state Northern Yan Very little is known about Empress Li After Gao Yun became emperor after his adoptive uncle Murong Xi Emperor Zhaowen was overthrown in 407 he created her empress in 408 It is not known whether his

Empress Li (Li Shi) at AllExperts
Empress Li 李皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Di state Cheng Han Her husband was Li Shi the last emperor of Cheng Han She was his wife when he was crown prince under his father Li Shou and when he succeeded his father in 343 he created her empress Nothing further is known about her including whether she survived to or survived Cheng Hans destruction by Jin Dynasty 265-420 forces in 347 If she did since her husband was created the Marquess of Guiyi she would have carr

Empress Liang (Fu Sheng) at AllExperts
Empress Liang 梁皇后 d 355 was briefly an empress of the Chinese / Di state Former Qin Her husband was the violent and arbitrary Fu Sheng In 355 after Fu Sheng succeeded his father Fu Jiàn the founding emperor of Former Qin he created her empress Presumably she had been Fu Shengs wife earlier during his stints as the Prince of Huainan and as crown prince and carried a princess title Her uncle Mao Gui 毛貴 and father Liang An 梁安 were both officials that under Fu Jiàns will served as ma

Empress Liang (Huai) at AllExperts
Empress Liang 梁皇后 personal name unknown was an empress during Jin Dynasty 265-420 Her husband was the ill-fated Emperor Huai Very little is known about her She had married Emperor Huai long before he became emperor although the date is not known and when he was crown prince she carried the title of crown princess When he became emperor in 307 she was created empress Nothing further is known about her including her fate when he was captured by Han Zhao forces in 311 However it appeared that

Empress Liang (Wulie) at AllExperts
Empress Liang 梁皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Xiongnu state Xia Her husband was the founding emperor Helian Bobo Emperor Wulie Very little is known about Empress Liang She was not Helian Bobos first wife as prior to his becoming emperor he had married the daughter of the Xianbei chief Mo Yigan ?奕干 However when he rebelled against Later Qin in 407 and established Xia he made a surprise attack on Mo who was then a Later Qin general and killed him and presumably

Empress Liang Na at AllExperts
Empress Liang Na 梁妠 116 - 150 formally Empress Shunlie 順烈皇后 literally the kind and achieving empress was an empress during Han Dynasty Her husband was Emperor Shun She later served as regent for his son Emperor Chong and the two subsequent emperors from collateral lines Emperor Zhi and Emperor Huan As empress dowager and regent she appeared to be diligent and honest but she overly trusted her violent and corrupt brother Liang Ji 梁冀 whose autocratic nature would eventually draw a

Empress Liang Nüying at AllExperts
Empress Liang Nüying 梁女瑩 d 159 formally Empress Yixian 懿獻皇后 literally the meek and wise empress was an empress during Han Dynasty She was Emperor Huan s first wife Family background It was not known when Liang Nüying was born but what was known was that in her young age she was already accustomed to an honored position as the daughter of the Grand Marshall Liang Shang 梁商 and the sister to Empress Liang Na Emperor Shun s wife and later regent to his son Emperor Chong and two s

Empress Lilly at AllExperts
The Empress Lilly is a 220 by 62 foot Paddle steamer riverboat on Village Lake in Lake Buena Vista Florida Built for the Walt Disney World Resort in 1976 the ship contained three restaurants and a jazz lounge She greeted guests for the first time on May 1 1977 when Lillian Disney Walt Disney s widow for whom the ship is named christened the ship Ship Design The Lilly was designed by Walt Disney Imagineering to be as true to the eye as possible The gingerbread scrollwork and stained glass detaili

Empress Liu (Huan Xuan) at AllExperts
Empress Liu 劉皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the short-lived Chinese state Chu Her husband was Chus only emperor Huan Xuan Emperor Wudao She was the great-granddaughter of the Jin official Liu Qiao 劉喬 She married Huan Xuan before he became a major warlord although the exact time was not known After Huan Xuan seized the throne from Emperor An of Jin in 403 he created her empress in spring 404 She was described as one who had good judgment of character and she suspecting the i

Empress Liu (Liu Yao) at AllExperts
Empress Liu 劉皇后 personal name unknown d 326 formally Empress Xianlie 獻烈皇后 literally the wise and achieving empress was an empress of the Chinese / Xiongnu state Han Zhao She was Liu Yao s second empress Very little is known about Empress Liu who was created empress in 325 It was likely that she was ethnically Han because if she were Xiongnu Liu Yao would not likely have married her due to the prohibition against endogamy given that they had the same family name When Empress Liu nea

Empress Liu (Ming) at AllExperts
Emperss Liu 劉皇后 personal name unknown d 333 was an empress of the Chinese / Jie state Later Zhao Her husband was the founder of the empire Shi Le During the time that Shi Le was a Han Zhao general and later as the ruler of his own independent state she was described as having both bravery and wisdom often participating in Shi Les military decisions and helpful to him She was therefore compared to the Han Dynasty Empress Lü Zhi who provided similar assistance her husband Emperor Gao of Han

Empress Liu (Wu) at AllExperts
Empress Liu 劉皇后 personal name unknown 318 - 349 was an empress of the Chinese / jie state Later Zhao She was Shi Hu Emperor Wus third and final empress The future Empress Liu was the youngest daughter of the final Han Zhao emperor Liu Yao After her father was captured by Later Zhaos founding emperor Shi Le in 329 she accompanied her brothers Liu Xi the Crown Prince and Liu Yin the Prince of Nanyang in fleeing from the Han Zhao capital Changan to Shanggui 上邽 in modern Tianshui Gansu Lat

Empress Liu E at AllExperts
Empress Liu E 劉娥 d 314 formally Empress Wuxuan 武宣皇后 literally the martial and responsible empress was an empress of the Chinese / Xiongnu state Han Zhao She was Liu Cong Emperor Zhaowus third wife Liu E was the daughter of one of Liu Congs honored officials Liu Yin 劉殷 who was described as someone who was willing to point out Liu Congs faults but only doing so in private thus earning the temperamental and impulsive emperors respect She was initially taken as a concubine by him in

Empress Liu Fang at AllExperts
Empress Liu Fang 劉芳 was an empress of the Chinese / Xiongnu state Han Zhao She was Liu Yao s third empress It was likely that she was ethnically Han because if she were Xiongnu Liu Yao would not likely have married her due to the prohibition against endogamy given that they had the same family name Liu Fang was the cousin of Liu Yaos second empress also named Liu When the older Empress Liu neared her death in 326 she recommended Liu Fang to Liu Yao as his next empress praising her as beautif

Empress Lu (Qianfei) at AllExperts
Empress Lu 路皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song Her husband was Emperor Qianfei Her father Lu Daoqing 路?慶 was the younger brother of Emperor Qianfeis grandmother Empress Dowager Lu Huinan making her generationally her husbands aunt She was his second wife Very little is known about her -- certainly far less than the historical accounts about Emperor Qianfeis first wife Crown Princess He Lingwan 何令婉 who died before Emperor Qianfei became empero

Empress Lü (Houshao) at AllExperts
Empress Lü 呂皇后 personal name unknown d 180 BC ? was an empress during Han Dynasty Lady Lü was the daughter of Lü Chan 呂? the grandnephew of the powerful Grand Empress Dowager Lü Zhi who was the true power at the time even though her grandson Emperor Houshao Liu Hong was the titular emperor As Grand Empress Dowager Lü grew sick in 180 BC she put Lü Chan along with her nephew Lü Lu 呂祿 in charge of Emperor Houshaos regency and married Lady Lü to Emperor Houshao When the Lü cla

Empress Lü Zhi at AllExperts
Empress Lü Zhi 呂雉 commonly known as Empress Dowager Lü 呂太后 pinyin Lü Taihou or formally as Empress Gao 高皇后 pinyin Gaō Huánghoù d 180 BC was the wife of Emperor Gao of the Han Dynasty They had two known children -- the eventual Emperor Hui and Princess Luyuan 魯元公主 After her husbands death she carried on a lengthy affair with one of his officials Shen Yiji 審食其 the Marquess of Piyang which lasted until her death Emperss Lü is often criticized for being a power-h

Empress Ma (Ming) at AllExperts
Empress Ma 馬皇后 personal name unknown formally Empress Mingde 明德皇后 literally the understanding and virtuous empress 40 - 79 was an empress during Han Dynasty Her husband was Emperor Ming Family background and marriage to Crown Prince Zhuang In 40 the eventual Empress Ma was born to Emperor Guangwu s General Ma Yuan known for his expeditions against Vietnamese rebellions and his exhortations on personal living and his wife Lady Lin 藺夫人 Ma was a marquess and Lady Ma was therefor

Empress Malina at AllExperts
It is the day of the Kuzcoteque dance for which Malina is Empress making her Kuzcos automatic date However Kuzco is horrified to notice that she has a zit causing her to label him superficial Despite assuring her it makes no difference he enlists Kronk in a scheme to solve the problem by creating an elixir in Yzmas lab However Kronk is actually Yzma in disguise who gives him a fake Kuzco sprays the elixir on Malina pretending that it is perfume While it removes the zit it proceeds to give Malina

Empress Mao (Gao) at AllExperts
Empress Mao 毛皇后 personal name unknown d 389 was an empress of the Chinese / Di state Former Qin Her husband was Fu Deng Emperor Gao She was the daughter of the general Mao Xing 毛興 who served as the governor of He Province 河州 modern southwestern Gansu and eastern Qinghai during the reign of Fu Jiān Emperor Xuanzhao After Former Qin began to disintegrate in 384 following the defeat at the Battle of Fei River the generals in the western empire began to turn on each other and in 386 M

Empress Mao (Ming) at AllExperts
Empress Mao 毛皇后 personal name unknown d 237 formally Empress Mingdao 明悼皇后 literally the all-seeing and lamentable empress was an empress of Cao Wei during China s Three Kingdoms Period Her husband was Cao Rui Emperor Ming Empress Mao became a concubine of Cao Ruis during the reign of his father Cao Pi Cao Rui was the Prince of Pingyuan at that time She was not his wife or princess -- that status belonged to Lady Yu However Consort Mao was a favored consort of Cao Ruis When Cao Rui

Empress Marie Feodorovna of Russia at AllExperts
There have been two Empresses of Russia who took the name Marie Feodorovna * Sophia Dorothea of Württemberg consort of Emperor Paul * Dagmar of Denmark consort of Emperor Alexander III

Empress Market at AllExperts
Empress Market circa 1995 Empress Market is located in Saddar Town of Karachi Sindh Pakistan Empress Market was built in 1889 and was named in honor of Queen Victoria Empress of British Empire in South Asia Empress Market is the central shopping center of Karachi

Empress Matilda at AllExperts
Empress Matilda February 1101 September 10 1167 Saxon form Maud or Maude ? was the daughter and dispossessed heir of King Henry I of England She was married to Henry V Holy Roman Emperor and after his death to Geoffrey V Count of Anjou by whom she became the mother of Henry II of England She is sometimes called Maud to differentiate her from the many other Matilda s of the period Matilda is the Latin form of the name Maud She was the first ever female ruler of the Kingdom of England Empress Mat

Empress Medferiashwork Abebe at AllExperts
Empress Medferiashwork Abebe Crown Princess Medferiashwork is the titular Empress-consort of Amha Selassie Emperor of Ethiopia in Exile Her full title used by monarchists is Her Imperial Majesty Empress Medferiashwork but she is officially regarded in Ethiopia as Her Imperial Highness Princess Medferiashwork Abebe Daughter of Lt General Abebe Damtew and niece of Ras Desta Damtew who was the first husband of her sister-in-law Princess Tenagnework Daughter-in-law of Emperor Haile Selassie She marr

Empress Meisho at AllExperts
Empress Meishō 明正天皇 Meishō Tennō January 9 1624 - December 4 1696 was the 109th imperial ruler of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from December 22 1629 to November 14 1643 Her personal name was Okiko 興子 and her title before ascending to the Chrysanthemum Throne was Onna Kazu no miya 女一宮 Genealogy She was the 2nd daughter of Emperor Go-Mizunoo Her mother was Tokugawa Kazuko daughter of the 2nd shōgun Tokugawa Hidetada She had no children of he

Empress Michiko of Japan at AllExperts
Empress Michiko of Japan Empress Michiko of Japan born October 20 1934 formerly and later the Crown Princess of Japan April 10 1959 to January 7 1989 is the wife and consort of the reigning Emperor of Japan HIM Emperor Akihito She was the first commoner to marry into the Japanese imperial family As crown princess and later as empress she has become the most visible and widely travelled imperial consort in Japanese history Her full title is Her Imperial Majesty Empress Michiko of Japan Early life

Empress Murong (Daowu) at AllExperts
Empress Murong 慕容皇后 personal name unknown formally Empress Daowu ?武皇后 was an empress of the Chinese / Xianbei dynasty Northern Wei Dynasty Her husband was the founding emperor Emperor Daowu Tuoba Gui She was the youngest daughter of the Later Yan emperor Murong Bao Emperor Huimin When Northern Wei launched a major attack against Later Yan in 396 causing Murong Bao to abandon the capital Zhongshan 中山 in modern Baoding Hebei in 397 she was unable to follow her father in flight a

Empress Myeongseong (TV drama) at AllExperts
Empress Myeongseong Hangul 명성황후 Hanja 明成皇后 is a 2001 TV Series produced by Korean TV channel KBS Synopsis Historical connection Commercial success Cast Theme song Famous quotes See also * Empress Myeongseong Historical figure * The Last Empress Broadway musical External links * Official website

Empress Myeongseong at AllExperts
Bold text style=text-aligncenter font-sizelarger Empress Myeongseong of Korea colspan=2 style=padding-bottom1emtext-aligncenter Empress Myeongseong of Korea Reign circa 1866 ? October 8 1895 Coronation circa 1866 Predecessor Queen Cheorin Kim Andong Spouse Emperor Gwangmu Issue Crown Prince Cheok Royal House House of Yi Father Min Chirok Mother

Empress Pan (Da) at AllExperts
Empress Pan 潘皇后 personal name unknown d 252 was an empress of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period She was the first and only empress of the founding emperor Sun Quan even though he had a succession of wives before her Empress Pan was from Kuaiji Commandery 會稽 in modern northeastern Zhejiang Her father was a low-level official who was executed for reasons unknown Both she and her older sister were confiscated to be workers for the imperial textile factory Once Sun Quan saw her a

Empress Place Building at AllExperts
The Empress Place Building currently houses the Asian Civilisations Museum The Empress Place Building Chinese 皇后坊大厦 is a historic building in Singapore located on the north bank of the Singapore River in the Downtown Core within the Central Area in Singapores central business district The building is currently the second wing of the Asian Civilisations Museum The other wing of the museum is located at the Old Tao Nan School building along Armenian Street History The west façade of Emp

Empress Qi at AllExperts
Empress Qi 齊皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Qiang state Later Qin Her husband was Yao Xing Emperor Wenhuan Very little is known about Empress Qi She was promoted to empress from the imperial consort title Zhaoyi 昭儀 in 412 No further reference was made to her in history including when she died or whether she had any children The succession chart below assumes that she survived to 416 when her husband died but this is obviously conjecture >-

Empress Qiang at AllExperts
Empress Qiang 強皇后 personal name unknown d 356 formally Empress Mingde 明德皇后 literally the understanding and virtuous empress was an empress of the Chinese / Di state Former Qin Her husband was Former Qins founding emperor Fu Jiàn Emperor Jingming She appeared to be Fu Jiàns wife during the time that he was heir apparent to his father Fu Hong 苻洪 a major general and Di chieftain during Later Zhao When Fu Jiàn declared himself the Heavenly Prince Tian Wang in 351 during the midd

Empress Quan at AllExperts
Empress Quan 全皇后 her personal name might be Huijie 惠解 was an empress of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period Her husband Sun Liang was the second emperor of Eastern Wu She was the daughter of Quan Shang 全尚 a nephew of the key official Quan Cong 全琮 who had married the founding emperor Sun Quan s daughter Sun Dahu 孫大虎 When she was young she often visited Princess Dahu and Princess Dahu liked her greatly Princess Dahu had her married to Sun Quans youngest son Sun Lian

Empress Ren at AllExperts
Empress Ren 任皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Di state Cheng Han Her husband was the founding emperor Li Xiong She was created empress by Li Xiong in 315 She was sonless and although Li Xiong had sons by concubine s he chose his nephew Li Ban whom she raised to be his crown prince After Li Xiong died in 334 Li Ban became emperor and honored her as empress dowager Less than a year later Li Ban was assassinated by Li Xiongs son Li Yue 李越 who subsequently made anot

Empress Savina at AllExperts
Her Imperial Majesty the Empress Savina of Izmer is a character that appears in the fictional movie Dungeons & Dragons 2000 with the part being played by actress Thora Birch The Government of Izmer appears to be much like the government of Jordan The Governing body runs the county but the Monarch has the final say In the film The Empress Savina wants the people of Izmer to be equal and wants peace for all but the evil Mage Profion wants power for himself One problem for the evil mage is that The

Empress Shangguan at AllExperts
Empress Shangguan 上官皇后 personal name unknown 89 BC ?- 37 BC formally Empress Xiaozhao 孝昭皇后 frequently known as Empress Dowager Shangguan 上官太后 was an empress during Han Dynasty and wife to Emperor Zhao Her father was Shangguan An 上官安 the son of Shangguan Jie 上官桀 Her mother was the daughter of Huo Guang She was a key figure in a number of political incidents during the middle Han Dynasty and she spent her entire adult life as an empress dowager and a widow witho

Empress She at AllExperts
Empress She 蛇皇后 personal name unknown d 397 was an empress of the Chinese / Qiang state Later Qin Her husband was the founding emperor Yao Chang Emepror Wuzhao and she was the mother of Yao Changs crown prince and successor Yao Xing Emperor Wenhuan Very little is known about Empress She She was already Yao Changs wife before he declared imperial title and when he did in 386 he created her empress and created her son Yao Xing crown prince After he died in 394 and was succeeded by Yao Xing s

Empress Shi (Xin Dynasty) at AllExperts
Empress Shi 史皇后 personal name unknown was an empress during Xin Dynasty She married emperor Wang Mang in spring 23 as his Xin Dynasty was crumbling Despite that he married her as a public show of confidence She was the daughter of one of his officials Shi Chen 史諶 In autumn 23 Xin Dynastys capital Changan fell to agrarian rebels who were seeking to reestablish Han Dynasty Emperor Wang Mang died in the battle for the main palace Weiyang Palace It is not known what happened to Empress Shi

Empress Sima Maoying at AllExperts
Empress Sima Maoying 司馬茂英 393 ? The date is according to the Song Shu but a commentator to Song Shu Zhang Senkai 張森楷 commented that this would make her some 13 years older than her husband which seemed rather unlikely even for a political marriage and commented that it was far more likely she was born around the same time as her husband It should also be noted that this birthdate would make her be born when her father was only seven years old and her mother nine years old so it app

Empress Song (Ling) at AllExperts
Empress Song 宋皇后 personal name unknown d 178 was an empress during the Han Dynasty She was Emperor Ling s first wife who later became a victim of the powerful eunuch s Family background and marriage to Emperor Ling The later Empress Song was born into a clan that was honored but not particularly powerful during the Eastern Han Dynasty Her father Song Feng 宋酆 was a grandnephew of Consort Song the imperial consort of Emperor Zhang who gave birth to his first crown prince Liu Qing During

Empress State Building at AllExperts
The Empress State Building is a skyscraper in Hammersmith and Fulham London It was built in 1961 and was 100 metres tall with 28 floors It was renovated in 2003 by Wilkinson Eyre Architects which added 3 floors and 173 metres to its height Orbit is the name given to the private revolving bar on the top floor which offers panoramic views of London See also Tall buildings in London External link * From emporiscom

Empress Suiko at AllExperts
Empress Suiko 推古天皇 Suiko Tennō 554 - April 15 628 April 15 628 corresponds to the Seventh Day of the Third Month of 628 Boshi of the traditional lunisolar calendar used in Japan until 1873 was the 33rd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession and the first known woman to hold this position The first documented use of the title tennō is in the diplomatic letter from Empress Suiko to Emperor Yang of Sui China in 607 CE bearing the sentence tennō of the east hail

Empress Teng at AllExperts
Empress Teng 滕皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period Her husband Sun Hao was the final emperor of Eastern Wu Her father Teng Mu 滕牧 was a distant relative of one-time Eastern Wu prime minister Teng Yin 滕胤 and when Teng Yin was killed in a failed attempt to overthrow the regent Sun Lin in 256 Teng Mu and his family were exiled to the border After the emperor Sun Xiu killed Sun Lin in 258 he declared a general pardon for those who had be

Empress Tiruwork Wube at AllExperts
Empress Tiruwork Wube was the second wife and widow of Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia She was the daughter of Dejazmatch Wube Hayle Maryam the prince of Simien and virtual ruler of all of northern Ethiopia during the 1940s Her mother was Woizero Lakiyay a Tigrayan noblewoman The family of Dejazmatch Wube were decended from Emperor Fasiledes and the Dejazmatch had long harbored ambitions of seizing the Imperial crown for himself During his rise to power Tewodros II had defeated Wube and had hims

Empress Walk at AllExperts
Empress Walk is a large condominum and retail complex at the intersection of Yonge Street and Empress Avenue in the North York Centre area of the city of Toronto Developed by Menkes Development Phase 1 was completed in 1997 and Phase 2 by 2000 The lower portion is a three storey retail mall lower level with access to the North York Centre TTC subway station covering 240000 square feet topped with a 95 dome There is a 3035-seat movie multi-plex owned by Empire Theatres Above are two 34 residentia

Empress Wang (Cao Fang) at AllExperts
Empress Wang 王皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period She was Cao Fang s third wife Very little is known about her other than that she was the daughter of Wang Kui 王? the director of imperial transportation She was created empress in 254 after Cao Fangs second wife Empress Zhang was deposed in light of false accusations of treason levied against her father Zhang Ji 張緝 by the powerful Sima Shi It is not known whether she was previously an i

Empress Wang (Ping) at AllExperts
Empress Wang 王皇后 personal name unknown 8 BC - 23 formally Empress Xiaoping 孝平皇后 formally during her father Wang Mang s Xin Dynasty Duchess Dowager of Dingan 定安太后 then Princess Huanghuang 黃皇室主 was an empress during Han Dynasty who was the daughter of the eventual usurper Wang Mang Her husband was Emperor Ping She is largely viewed by historians as a tragic figure the victim of circumstances who in her young life tried to maintain her loyalty to her husband of only a

Empress Wang (Xin Dynasty) at AllExperts
Empress Wang 王皇后 personal name unknown d 21 formally Empress Xiaomu 孝睦皇后 literally the Filial and Congenial Empress was an empress during Xin Dynasty Lady Wang married her husband the eventual Xin emperor Wang Mang while he was still a commoner albeit a well-connected commoner being the nephew of then-Han empress Empress Wang Zhengjun She was the daughter of Wang Xian 王? the Marquess of Yichun who was the grandson of Han prime minister Wang Xin 王訢 Her marriage to Wang Mang i

Empress Wang (Xuan) at AllExperts
Empress Wang 王皇后 personal name unknown d 16 BC formally Empress Xiaoxuan 孝宣皇后 semi-formally Empress Dowager Qiongcheng 邛成太后 to distinguish her from her daughter-in-law Empress Wang Zhengjun with the same family name but otherwise unrelated to her was an empress during Han Dynasty She was the third wife of Emperor Xuan Family background and marriage Empress Wangs father Wang Fengguang 王奉光 was a hereditary acting marquess 關內侯 when he met Emperor Xuan while he was

Empress Wang Fahui at AllExperts
Empress Wang Fahui 王法慧 360 - 380 formally Empress Xiaowuding 孝武定皇后 literally the filial martial and quieting empress was an empress during Jin Dynasty 265-420 Her husband was Emperor Xiaowu When Emperor Xiaowu was due to marry an empress the regent Xie An wanted to look for a noble family that was meek and virtuous Since he respected Wang Fahuis father Wang Yun 王蘊 and brother Wang Gong 王恭 greatly he personally visited Wang Fahui to examine her and he was impressed with he

Empress Wang Muzhi at AllExperts
Empress Wang Muzhi 王穆之 d 365 formally Empress Aijing ?靖皇后 literally the lamentable and peaceful empress was an empress of Jin Dynasty 265-420 Her husband was Emperor Ai Wang Muzhis father Wang Meng 王濛 was at one time the chief assistant to a prime minister but it is not clear which prime minister he served She became Emperor Ais wife while he was still the Prince of Langye during the reign of his cousin Emperor Mu and she carried the title of Princess of Langye After he became e

Empress Wang Shaoming at AllExperts
Empress Wang Shaoming 王韶明 was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi Her husband was Xiao Zhaowen known by his post-removal title of Prince of Hailing Wang Shaoming was the daughter of the official Wang Ci 王慈 who came from a noble line with several ancestors being prime ministers including the Jin prime minister Wang Dao and the Liu Song prime minister Wang Hong One of her sisters married Emperor Gao s son Xiao Feng 蕭? the Prince of Jiangxia In 490 when Xiao Zhaowen grandson

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Empress Wang Shunhua 王蕣華 was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi Her husband was the final emperor of the dynasty Emperor He Wang Shunhuas grandfather Wang Jian was an early Southern Qi prime minister and her clan was one of the two most powerful ones among the honored clans of the Southern Dynasties Oddly enough however the historical accounts did not indicate which of Wang Jians sons was her father She became married to Xiao Baorong when he was the Prince of Sui Commandery some

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Empress Wang Xianyuan 王憲嫄 427 - 464 formally Empress Wenmu 文穆皇后 literally the civil and solemn empress was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song Her husband was Emperor Xiaowu Liu Jun Background Wang Xianyuan came from a noble family as her father Wang Yan 王偃 was a great-great-grandson of the famed Jin prime minister Wang Dao His father Wang Gu 王嘏 was a minister during Jin and his mother was Princess Poyang the daughter of Emperor Xiaowu of Jin Wang Yans wife was also

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Empress Wang Zhenfeng 王貞風 436 - 479 formally Empress Gong 恭皇后 literally the respectful empress was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song Her husband was Emperor Ming Liu Yu Background Wang Zhenfeng was born in 436 into an aristocratic family Her father Wang Senglang 王僧朗 was a mid-high level official for Emperor Wen Her older brother Wang Yu 王彧 was so highly regarded by Emperor Wen for his talent that he named a son of his after Wang Yu and then had Liu Yu then the Prin

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Empress Wang Zhengjun Traditional Chinese 王?君 official imperial title Empress Xiaoyuan 孝元皇后 later and more commonly known as Grand Empress Dowager Wang b 69 BC in Yuancheng in modern Handan Hebei d 13 was an empress during the Western Han Dynasty of China who played important roles during the reigns of five successive Han emperors and later according to traditional historians unwittingly led to the usurpation of the throne by her nephew Wang Mang She is largely viewed sympatheticall

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Empress Wang Zhi 王娡 d 126 BC formally Empress Xiaojing 孝景皇后 was an empress during Han Dynasty She was the second wife of Emperor Jing and the mother of Emperor Wu Family background and first marriage Wang Zhis father was named Wang Zhong 王仲 Her mother Zang Er 臧? was a granddaughter of Zang Tu the one-time Prince of Yan under Emperor Gao Her parents had in addition to her a son Wang Xin 王信 and another daughter Wang Xixu 王息姁 They lived in Huaili 槐里 in modern Xianya

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Empress Wei Zifu Traditional Chinese 衛子夫 Simplified Chinese 卫子夫 pinyin Weì Zǐfū d 91 BC formally Wei Xihou 衛思后 was an empress during Han Dynasty She was Emperor Wu s second wife She was the sister of the famed general Wei Qing and aunt of Huo Qubing and stepaunt of Huo Guang Family background and early years Wei Zifu was born from humble means as an illegitimate child She therefore took the family name of her mother who was a servant at the household of Princess Pingyang 平

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Empress Wu 吳皇后 personal name unknown d 245 formally Empress Mu 穆皇后 literally the just empress was an empress of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period She was the last wife and the only empress of Liu Bei the founding emperor of Shu Han and the younger sister of Wu Yi 吳懿 Her father whose name is not recorded in history was a friend of Liu Yan s and followed Liu Yan to Yi Province 益州 modern Sichuan and Chongqing when Liu Yan was made the governor Because of the friendship be

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Empress Xiaoduan Wen zh 孝端文皇后 private name Jere May 13 1599 - May 17 1649 Was a daughter of Manjusri Noyan first prince Fu of the Borjijite clan She married the Taizong Emperor Huang Taiji of the Manchu Later Jin on May 28 1614 and became his official wife although not being his first wive and later Empress in 1636 when the Qing Dynasty was established Both her nieces Bumbutai Zhuang Fei and Hai Lan Zu were married to the emperor as well She gave birth to 3 daughters # Princess Makata

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Empress Xiaocheng Chinese 孝诚仁皇后 Manchu Hiyoošungga Unenggi Gosin Hūwanghu November 26 1653 - June 16 1674 was the official first wife of the Kangxi Emperor of the Manchu Qing Dynasty of China They were married in 1665 She came from the Heseri clan and therefore was known as Empress Heseri She was the daughter of Gabula a granddaughter of Suoni and a niece of Songgotu In 1669 she gave birth to a son who died at the age of three in 1674 she died in childbirth while giving birth to Prin

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Empress Xiaoci Gao zh 孝慈高皇后 named Monggo Gege 孟古1575 - 31 October 1603 Youngest daughter of prince Yangginu of the Yehe Nara clan She married Nurhaci in October 1588 being only 13 years old and was granted the title of Empress In 1592 the gave birth to Hong Taiji the future Emperor She died in 1603 at 28 years old On the May 16 1636 she was granted the posthumous title of Empress Xiaoci Gao

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Empress Xiaogong Ren Manchu Hiyoošungga Gungnecuke Gosin Hūwanghu 1660 - 1723 fourth principal wife of the Kangxi Emperor and daughter of Lieutenant-Colonel Wei-wu 威武of the Wuya clan 烏雅氏 of the Manchu yellow banner corps The Empress Xiaogon Ren In 1678 she gave birth to the Kangxi Emperors fourth surviving son Yinzhen 胤禛 the future Yongzheng Emperor One year later she was granted the title of De Pin 德? In 1681 she gave birth to another son In 1682 she was granted the title of

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frame Empress Xiaoquan Cheng zh 孝全成皇后 1808 1840 born Lady Niuhuru was the third empress consort of the Daoguang emperor 1782 - 1850 Her father was Baron Liyang of the Niuhuru clan The empress Xiaoquan Cheng During the first reign year of the Daoguang Emperor in 1821 she was granted the title of Quan pin 全? Three years later in 1823 she was raised to a consort of the third rank Fei 全妃In 1825 she gave birth to the emperors third daughter princess Tuan-Sun 端顺固伦公主 and tw

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The Dowager Empress in Imperial Robe Empress Xiaosheng Xian 1692 - 1777 Chinese 孝聖憲皇后 Manchu Hiyoošungga Enduringge Temgetulehe Hūwanghu daughter of Ling-chu 1st Prince Liangrong of the Manchu yellow banner corps and granddaughter of Prince Eidu of the Niuhuru Clan She married the Yongzheng Emperor in 1705 In 1711 she gave birth to Prince Hongli the future Qianlong Emperor She was granted the title of Xi Fei熹妃 in 1723 One year later she was granted the title of Xi Gui Fei 熹贵?

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The Empress Xiaoxian Chun Empress Xiaoxian Chun zh孝賢?皇后 private name Yingzhi 英琦 March 28 1712 - April 8 1748 was a daughter of Prince Li-Jung-Pao 李榮保 and older sister of Fuheng 傅? of the Fucha clan She was the first principal wife of the Emperor Qianlong 1711 - 1799 She married Prince Hongli the future Qianlong Emperor in the fifth reign year of the Yongzheng Emperor in 1727 and was made Empress in 1738 with the title of Empress Xiaoxian Chun In 1728 she gave birth to Qianl

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Empress Xie Fanjing 謝梵境 was an empress of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song Her husband was the last emperor of the dynasty Emperor Shun Xie Fanjing came from a noble family -- her father Xie Yang 謝颺 was a mid-low level official in the imperial administration but her grandfather Xie Zhuang 謝莊 was a highly-ranked albeit not particularly powerful official in the administrations of Emperor Xiaowu and Emperor Ming and was a descendant of Xie Wan 謝萬 the younger brother of the famed Jin p

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Empress Xin 辛皇后 or Princess Xin 辛王后 personal name unknown was the wife of the Chinese state Former Liang s ruler Zhang Zuo Whether her title was empress or princess is unclear because historical sources differ on the subject Jin Shu which reported that her husband claimed the title of emperor when he declared a total break from Jin Dynasty 265-420 in 354 reported that he created her empress Zizhi Tongjian which reported that her husband claimed the title of prince reported that he cr

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Empress Xu 許皇后 personal name unknown d 8 BC was an empress during Han Dynasty who came from a powerful family and who was initially very much loved by her husband Emperor Cheng but who eventually lost favor and as a result of the machinations of her eventual successor Empress Zhao Feiyan was deposed After she was removed she tried in vain to regain a measure of dignity by conspiring with her husbands cousin Chunyu Zhang 淳于長 but that conspiracy would eventually lead to her being force

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Empress Xu Pingjun 許平君 d 71 BC formally Empress Gongai 恭?皇后 literally the Respectful and Lamentable Empress and sometimes but not at all times Empress Xiaoxuan 孝宣皇后 was an empress during Han Dynasty She was the first wife of Emperor Xuan who was tragically murdered by poisoning -- by Huo Guang s wife Xian 顯 presumably at a young age Family background Pingjun was born into a family that had some minor privilege but had also suffered under the reign of Emperor Wu It is not k

Empress Yan (Li Qi) at AllExperts
Empress Yan 閻皇后 personal name unknown was an empress of the Chinese / Di state Cheng Han Her husband was Li Qi He created her empress in 334 after he seized the throne following his brother Li Yue 李越s assassination of their father Li Xiong s designated heir their cousin Li Ban There was no further mentioning of her in historical records and it is not known whether she was still alive at the time that Li Qi was overthrown by his fathers cousin Li Shou in 338