Fujiwara no Seishi (藤原娍子) (972–1025) was the consort of
Emperor Sanjō of Japan.
Life
She was the first daughter of
Fujiwara no Naritoki (藤原済時). Her father was the cousin of the regent
Fujiwara no Michinaga
was a Japanese statesman. The Fujiwara clan's control over Japan and its politics reached its zenith under his leadership.
Early life
Michinaga was born in Kyōto, the son of Kaneiye. Kaneiye had become Regent in 986, holding the position unt ...
.
She was arranged to marry the future Emperor one year after his succession. The Emperor already had an Empress,
Fujiwara no Kenshi, who was the daughter of the regent Michinaga and cousin of Seishi. However, Fujiwara no Michinaga had introduced the custom of the Emperor having two Empresses: one called ''Chugu'', and the other called ''Kogo''. Fujiwara no Michinaga agreed for Fujiwara no Seishi to be given the title of Empress (as ''Kogo''), but he demonstrated that Seishi was to have lower rank than his daughter in practice by making sure that virtually no one attended the ceremony in which Seishi was made Empress. When the courtiers were summoned to the elevation ceremony of the second Empress, they laughed at the messengers and gathered at the apartments of the Empress Kenshi instead.
Empress Seishi was reportedly well liked by the Emperor, but she was overshadowed at court by Empress Kenshi, and never managed to exert any influence.
[Helen Craig McCullough, ]
OKAGAMI, The Great Mirror: Fujiwara Michinaga (966-1027) and His Times
' She became a nun in 1019, one year after her husband's abdication.
Issue
*Imperial Prince Atsuakira (敦明親王) (994–1051),
Emperor Go-Ichijō
was the 68th emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 後一条天皇 (68)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Go-Ichijō's reign spanned the years from 1016 through 1036.
This 11th century sovereign was nam ...
's
Crown Prince
A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess, which may refer either to an heiress apparent or, especially in earlier times, to the w ...
; later, ''Ko-ichijō In'' (小一条院)
*Imperial Prince Atsunori (敦儀親王) (997–1054)
*Imperial Prince Atsuhira (敦平親王) (999–1049)
*Imperial Princess ''Tōshi'' (real pronunciation is unknown) (当子内親王) (1001–1023), 37th
Saiō
A , was an unmarried female member of the Japanese Imperial Family, sent to Ise to serve at Ise Grand Shrine from the late 7th century until the 14th century. The Saiō's residence, , was about 10 km north-west of the shrine. The remains of ...
in
Grand Shrine of Ise) 1012–1016
*Imperial Princess ''Shishi'' (real pronunciation is unknown) (禔子内親王) (1003–1048), spouse of
Fujiwara no Norimichi (藤原教通)
*Imperial Prince Moroakira (師明親王) (1005–1085), lay priest under the name Seishin (性信) (second head priest of
Ninna-ji
is the head temple of the Omuro school of the Shingon Sect of Buddhism. Located in western Kyoto, Japan, it was first founded in AD 888 by Emperor Uda, and was later reconstructed in the 17th century. It is part of the Historic Monuments of A ...
Temple, 仁和寺)
Notes
Fujiwara clan
Japanese empresses consort
Japanese Buddhist nuns
11th-century Buddhist nuns
972 births
1025 deaths
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