Empress Xiaojingyi (1492 – 26 February 1535), of the Xia clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

, married to the

Zhengde Emperor The Zhengde Emperor (; 26 October 149120 April 1521) was the 11th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1505 to 1521. Born Zhu Houzhao, he was the Hongzhi Emperor's eldest son. Zhu Houzhao took the throne at only 14 with the era name Zhen ...

Biography

Lady Xia was the daughter of Xia Ru (夏儒), and she was virtuous and elegant. She was from the district Sang-yuan (in present Nanking). In 1506, she was selected to become the first consort and empress of the emperor. She had no issue and when her spouse died childless in 1521, he was succeeded by his cousin Jiajing. She was given the title Empress Zhuangsu, because she couldn't be an empress dowager. GOODRICH, L. Carington; Fang Chaoying, et al., Dictionary of Ming biografi, 1368-1644. New York: Columbia University Press, 1976. xxi + 1751 s. (1 vol.) 023103833X (vol. 2).

Titles

*During the reign of the

Hongzhi Emperor The Hongzhi Emperor () (30 July 1470 – 9 June 1505) was the tenth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1487 to 1505. Born Zhu Youcheng, he was the eldest surviving son of the Chenghua Emperor and his reign as emperor of China is called t ...

(r. 1487–1505) **Lady Xia (夏氏; from 1492) *During the reign of the

(r. 1505–1521) **Empress (皇后; from 1506) *During the reign of the Jiajing Emperor (r. 1521–1567) **Empress Zhuangsu (莊肅皇后; from 27 May 1521) **''Empress Xiaojing Zhuanghui Ansu Yi'' (孝靜莊惠安肅毅皇后; from 1535) **''Empress Xiaojing Zhuanghui Ansu Wencheng Shuntian Xiesheng Yi'' (孝靜莊惠安肅溫誠順天偕聖毅皇后; from 1536)

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