, also known as , was an empress consort of
Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan. She was the second cousin of her husband.
Life
She was the third daughter of
Emperor Sanjō and the mother of
Emperor Go-Sanjō
was the 71st emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 陽成天皇 (71)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Go-Sanjō's reign spanned the years from 1068 through 1073.
This 11th century sovereign was named a ...
. In 1023, she had her coming of age ceremony, and was elevated to the title of First Princess. In 1027, she married her second cousin, the Crown Prince.
Empress
In 1036, when her husband became Emperor, she was made his Secondary Empress, and promoted to Principal Empress the following year.
In 1037, however,
Fujiwara no Genshi, daughter of
Fujiwara no Yorimichi, was made Secondary Empress and became the Emperors favorite, and Teishi was no longer allowed to enter the Inner Imperial Palace. This soured relations between Teishi and Yorimichi. In 1039, Geishi died, and Teishi was allowed back to the Imperial Palace.
Later life
In 1045, her husband died. Teishi was given the title Grand Empress in 1052, and Senior Grand Empress in 1068.
In 1069, her son succeeded to the throne, and Teishi retired from court and became a nun under the name ''Yōmeimon-in''.
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* Imperial Prince Takahito (尊仁親王) (
Emperor Go-Sanjō
was the 71st emperor of Japan,Imperial Household Agency (''Kunaichō'') 陽成天皇 (71)/ref> according to the traditional order of succession.
Go-Sanjō's reign spanned the years from 1068 through 1073.
This 11th century sovereign was named a ...
) (1034–1073)
* Imperial Princess Nagako/''Ryōshi'' (良子内親王) (1029–1077) -
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 ...
at
Ise Shrine
The , located in Ise, Mie Prefecture of Japan, is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the sun goddess Amaterasu. Officially known simply as , Ise Jingū is a shrine complex composed of many Shinto shrines centered on two main shrines, and .
The Inner ...
1036–1045 (Ippon-Jusangū, 一品准三宮)
* Imperial Princess ''Kenshi'' (娟子内親王) (1032–1103) -
Saiin at
Kamo Shrine 1036–1045, and later married to
Minamoto
was one of the surnames bestowed by the Emperors of Japan upon members of the imperial family who were excluded from the line of succession and demoted into the ranks of the nobility from 1192 to 1333. The practice was most prevalent during the ...
no Toshifusa (源俊房)
Notes
Japanese princesses
Japanese empresses
Japanese Buddhist nuns
11th-century Buddhist nuns
1013 births
1094 deaths
Daughters of emperors
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