Empress Xiaozhenchun (1440/1450 –1518), of the Wang clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last orthodox dynasty of China ruled by the Han peo ...

, married to the

Chenghua Emperor The Chenghua Emperor (; 9 December 1447 – 9 September 1487), personal name Zhu Jianshen, was the ninth Emperor of the Ming dynasty, who reigned from 1464 to 1487. His era name " Chenghua" means "accomplished change". Childhood Zhu Jianshen wa ...

. Empress Wang was chosen by the emperor to the position of empress after her predecessor had been deposed due to a conflict with the emperor's favorite concubine,

Consort Wan Consort Wan may refer to: Imperial consorts with the surname Wan *Wan Zhen'er (1428–1487), concubine of the Chenghua Emperor * Consort Chen (Yingzong) (1431–1467), concubine of Emperor Yingzong of Ming Imperial consorts with the title Consort ...

. Aware of the mistake of her predecessor, Wang was very anxious to avoid any conflict with the emperor's favorite. Consort Wan had no son with the emperor after her first son died in infancy, and feared the competition if any other of the emperor's consorts or concubines gave birth to a son. It was said that Empress Wang deliberately stayed childless to avoid such a conflict with Consort Wan. The efforts to avoid all conflicts with Consort Wan and to show herself submissive to her, did secure the position of Empress Wang at court. In 1487, the

died, and Empress Wang was given the title Empress dowager. In 1510, she was further raised in rank by the then-reigning emperor, 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 Zh ...

, who was the eldest son 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 ...

and the grandson of the

Titles

*During the reign of the

Zhengtong Emperor Emperor Yingzong of Ming (; 29 November 1427 – 23 February 1464), personal name Zhu Qizhen (), was the sixth and eighth Emperor of the Ming dynasty. He ascended the throne as the Zhengtong Emperor () in 1435, but was forced to abdicate in ...

(r. 1435–1449) **Lady Wang (王氏) *During the reign of the

(r. 1464–1487) **Consort (妃; from 1464) **Empress (皇后; from 1464) *During the reign of the

(r. 1487–1505) **Empress dowager (皇太后; 22 from September 1487) *During the reign of the

(r. 1505–1521) **Grand empress dowager (太皇太后; from 19 June 1505) **Grand Empress Dowager Cisheng Kangshou (慈聖康壽太皇太后; from 1510) **''Empress Xiaozhen Zhuangyi Gongjing Renci Yintian Fusheng Chun'' (孝貞莊懿恭靖仁慈欽天輔聖純皇后; from 1518)

Notes

* 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). Lösenord Chu Chien-shen, s. 300. * MOTE, Frederick W .. Den Ch'eng-hua och Hung-chih regerar, 1465-1505. I MOTE, Frederick W. Twitchett, Denis C. The Cambridge History of China Volym 7: Mingdynastin, 1368-1644, del 1 . Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, 1988. edan Mote (1988) . S. 343-402, vid p. 347 * GEISS, James. Cheng-te regeringstid, 1506-1521. I Twitchett, Denis; Fairbank, John K. Cambridge History of Kina: Volym 7, Mingdynastin, 1368-1644, del 1 Cambridge. Cambridge University Press, 1988. edan Geiss S. 403-439 om. . 422. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Empress Year of birth missing 15th-century births 1518 deaths Ming dynasty empresses Ming dynasty empresses dowager Chinese grand empresses dowager 15th-century Chinese women 15th-century Chinese people 16th-century Chinese women 16th-century Chinese people People from Nanjing