was an
empress consort of Japan
The empress of Japan is the title given to the wife of the Emperor of Japan or a female ruler in her own right. The current empress consort is Empress Masako, who ascended the throne with her husband on 1 May 2019.
Empress regnant
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. The youngest daughter of
Kampaku Fujiwara no Mototsune, she was the wife of
Emperor Daigo and the mother of emperor
Suzaku and
Murakami.
Biography
Onshi shared her name with her elder sister, Fujiwara no Onshii (882 – 907), who was the wife of
Emperor Uda of Japan and the adoptive mother of Emperor Daigo.
In 930, her spouse, the retired Emperor Daigo, as well as her father-in-law, the retired Emperor Uda, died, leaving Fujiwara no Onshi in a very influential position as the mother of the young Emperor Suzaku as well as the Crown Prince Murakami. This position allowed her to become the Head of the
Imperial Family
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, and she institutionalized the role of the Emperor's mother and her office as synonymous with the caretaker of a child emperor.
She continued to live with Emperor Suzaku after he became an adult and married, retaining her influence. During the reign of her next son, Emperor Murakami, she maintained peace within the Imperial House by acting as a mediator between her sons, the emperor and the retired emperor. In 950, she secured the appointment of prince Noriki as crown prince.
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Fujiwara clan
Japanese empresses consort
885 births
954 deaths
Mothers of Japanese emperors
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