Empress Wang (Taizu)
Empress consort of the Song dynasty
孝明皇后Bin County, Shaanxi, China
Kaifeng, Henan, China
Gongyi, Henan, China
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Surname: Wáng (王) Given name: unknown | |
Posthumous name | |
Empress Xiàomíng (孝明皇后) |
Empress Wang (王皇后, given name unknown) (942–963) was a Chinese empress consort of the Song dynasty, married to Emperor Taizu of Song.[1]
Titles
- During the reign of Emperor Gaozu of Later Jin (28 November 936 – 28 July 942):
- Lady Wang (王氏; from 942)
- During the reign of Emperor Shizong of Later Zhou (26 February 954 – 27 July 959):
- Second Wife (為繼室; from 958)
- Lady of Langxie State (琅邪郡夫人; form unknown dare)
- During the reign of Emperor Taizu of Song (4 February 960– 14 November 976):
- Empress (賀氏; 4 February 960)
- Empress Xiàomíng (孝明皇后; from 964)
Issue
As Second Wife:
- Zhao Defang, Prince Qinkanghui (秦康惠王 趙德芳; 959 – 981)
- Unnamed daughter
- Unnamed daughter
Notes and references
- ^ Song Shi, ch. 242.
Sources
- (in Chinese) Toqto'a; et al., eds. (1345). Song Shi (宋史) [History of Song].
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Preceded by | Empress of China 960–963 | Succeeded by Empress Song |
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Empresses consort
- Empress Wang
- Empress Song
- Empress Li
- Empress Guo
- Empress Liu
- Empress Guo
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- Empress Gao
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- Empress Meng
- Empress Liu
- Empress Wang
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- Empress Zhu
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- Li Fengniang
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- Xie Daoqing
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Empresses dowager
- Empress Dowager Du
- Empress Dowager Li
- Empress Dowager Liu
- Empress Dowager Cao
- Empress Dowager Gao
- Empress Dowager Xiang
- Empress Dowager Liu
- Empress Dowager Meng
- Empress Dowager Wu
- Empress Dowager Xie
- Li Fengniang
- Empress Dowager Yang
- Xie Daoqing
- Empress Dowager Quan
Grand empresses dowager
- Grand Empress Dowager Cao
- Grand Empress Dowager Gao
- Grand Empress Dowager Wu
- Grand Empress Dowager Xie
- Xie Daoqing
Posthumous empresses
- Lady He
- Princess Fu
- Princess Pan
- Consort Li
- Consort Zhang
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