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Empress Xiaoyuanzhen
Empress Xiaoyuanzhen (1580–1613), of the Guo clan, was the first wife of the Taichang Emperor when he was crown prince. She died before he ascended the throne, but is more commonly known by her posthumous name. Biography Lady Guo was selected as concubine to the crown prince, Zhu Changluo, in 1601.Her father, Guo Weicheng, was enfeoffed as Count of Boping () as a result of her status, and later raised to the rank of marquis.Zhang Tingyu (1739), Second Biographies She died in 1613. Titles *During the reign of the Wanli Emperor (r. 1572–1620): **Lady Guo (郭氏; from 1580) **Crown Princess (太子妃; from 1601) **''Crown Princess Gongjing'' (恭靖太子妃; from 1613) *During the reign of the Tianqi Emperor (r. 1621–1627): **''Empress Xiàoyuán Zhāoyì Zhéhuì Zhuāngrén Hétiān Bìshèng Zhēn'' (孝元昭懿哲惠莊仁合天弼聖貞皇后; from 1621) Issue *As Crown Princess: **Princess Daoyi of Huaishu (懷淑悼懿公主; 1604–1610), personal name Huijian ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shuntian Prefecture
Shuntian Prefecture was an administrative region of China during the Ming and Qing dynasties, equivalent to Beijing Municipality in today's People's Republic of China. However, the area of the prefecture jurisdiction was different. The term Shuntian fu also referred to the yamen (office) of the prefecture's local government. Evolution During the Yuan dynasty, the imperial capital circuit known as Dadu circuit (大都路; ''Dadulu'') was under control of the Central Secretariat (Zhongshu Sheng). During the eighth month of the first year of reign of the Hongwu Emperor of the new Ming dynasty, this was renamed to Beiping prefecture, and in the tenth month it was attached to Shandong province. In the first lunar month in the first year of the reign of the Yongle Emperor, the capital was renamed Beijing and the prefecture as Shuntian. Shuntian prefecture went through many changes during the Qing dynasty, and it was only in 1743 during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor that its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empress Dowager Xiaohe
Empress Dowager Xiaohe (孝和皇太后; 1582 – 1619), of the Wang clan, was a Ming dynasty consort of the Taichang Emperor and the biological mother of Tianqi Emperor. Biography Lady Wang became a concubine of Taichang Emperor when he was the crown prince.She was chosen to be a concubine of Taichang Emperor with the rank of Lady of Selected Service (Chinese: 選侍; Pinyin: xuǎn shì), a third rank Consort of the Crown Prince. In December 1605, Lady Wang gave birth to Zhu Chanluo's first son who would become the Tianqi Emperor. Lady Wang was promoted to the rank of Talented Lady. In 1607, she gave birth to another son who lived only until 1610. When Zhu Youjian became emperor, he posthumously awarded his mother with title of ''Empress Dowager Xiaohe Gongxian Wenmu Huici Xietian Sheng'' and moved her tomb to Qingling to be buried alongside her husband. Titles * During the reign of the Wanli Emperor (r. 1572–1620): ** Lady Wang (王氏; from 1582) ** Lady of Sel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17th-century Chinese People
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movement, the latter part of the Spanish Golden Age, the Dutch Golden Age, the French ''Grand Siècle'' dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, the world's first public company and megacorporation known as the Dutch East India Company, and according to some historians, the General Crisis. From the mid-17th century, European politics were increasingly dominated by the Kingdom of France of Louis XIV, where royal power was solidified domestically in the civil war of the Fronde. The semi-feudal territorial French nobility was weakened and subjugated to the power of an absolute monarchy through the reinvention of the Palace of Versailles from a hunting lodge to a gilded prison, in which a greatly expanded royal court could be more easily k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
