Empress Zhou (lesser)
Empress Zhou (周皇后) may refer to: * Empress Zhou (Former Shu) (given name unknown) (died 918), Chinese empress of the Former Shu state * Empress Zhou (Ming Dynasty) (given name unknown) (died 1644), Chinese empress of the Ming Dynasty See also * Empress Dowager Zhou (died 1504), Chinese empress dowager of the Ming Dynasty * Queen Zhou (other) {{disambiguation, tndis Zhou ...
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Empress Zhou (Former Shu)
Empress Zhou (周皇后, personal name unknown) (died October 1, 918Academia Sinica Academia Sinica (AS, la, 1=Academia Sinica, 3=Chinese Academy; ), headquartered in Nangang, Taipei, is the national academy of Taiwan. Founded in Nanking, the academy supports research activities in a wide variety of disciplines, ranging from ...br>Chinese-Western Calendar Converter''Zizhi Tongjian'', :zh:s:資治通鑑/卷270, vol. 270.), formally (as her posthumous name) Empress Shunde (), known as Empress Zhaosheng () in her lifetime, was an empress of the History of China, Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu, as the wife of Former Shu's first emperor Wang Jian (Former Shu), Wang Jian. Background It is not known when the future Empress Zhou was born, but it is known that her family was from Xu Prefecture (許州, in modern Xuchang, Henan) — the capital of Tang Dynasty's Zhongwu Circuit (), where her husband Wang Jian (Former Shu), Wang Jian started his career ...
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Empress Zhou (Ming Dynasty)
Empress Xiaojielie (10 May 1611 – 24 April 1644), of the Zhou clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the Chongzhen Emperor. She is commonly referred to as Empress Zhou. Early life Empress Zhou originated from Suzhou. She came from a poor background, which was customary in the Ming dynasty, who selected imperial spouses from the poor, who unlike upper class women did not have powerful families who could help any potentially political ambitious empress.Keith McMahon: Celestial Women: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from Song to Qing Empress She was elevated to the position of empress after the succession of the Chongzhen Emperor to the throne. Empress Zhou is described as "stern and prudent"; never forgetting of her poor origin, she maintained a frugal policy in palace affairs, and was admired and praised for this. The Chongzhen Emperor reportedly had a good relationship to her and divided his affections and attention equally between empre ...
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Empress Dowager Zhou
An emperor (from la, imperator, via fro, empereor) is a monarch, and usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife ( empress consort), mother (empress dowager), or a woman who rules in her own right and name (empress regnant). Emperors are generally recognized to be of the highest monarchic honor and rank, surpassing kings. In Europe, the title of Emperor has been used since the Middle Ages, considered in those times equal or almost equal in dignity to that of Pope due to the latter's position as visible head of the Church and spiritual leader of the Catholic part of Western Europe. The Emperor of Japan is the only currently reigning monarch whose title is translated into English as "Emperor". Both emperors and kings are monarchs or sovereigns, but both emperor and empress are considered the higher monarchical titles. In as much as there is a strict definition of emperor, it is tha ...
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Queen Zhou (other)
Consort Zhou may refer to: *Consort Zhou (Cheng) (died 363), concubine of Emperor Cheng of Jin *Empress Zhou (Former Shu) (died 918), wife of Wang Jian (Emperor Gaozu) *Queen Zhou the Elder (936–964), first wife of Li Yu (ruler of Southern Tang) *Empress Zhou (Ming dynasty) Empress Xiaojielie (10 May 1611 – 24 April 1644), of the Zhou clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the Chongzhen Emperor. She is commonly referred to as Empress Zhou. Early life Empress Zhou originated from Suz ...