Empress Dowager Xiaohe (孝和皇太后; 1582 – 1619), of the Wang clan, was a

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 ...

consort of the

Taichang Emperor The Taichang Emperor (; 28 August 1582 – 26 September 1620), personal name Zhu Changluo (), was the 15th Emperor of the Ming dynasty. He was the eldest son of the Wanli Emperor and succeeded his father as emperor in 1620. However, his reign c ...

and the biological mother of

Tianqi Emperor The Tianqi Emperor (23 December 1605 – 30 September 1627), personal name Zhu Youjiao (), was the 16th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1620 to 1627. He was the eldest son of the Taichang Emperor and a elder brother of the Chongzhe ...

Biography

Lady Wang became a concubine of

when he was the crown prince.She was chosen to be a concubine of

with the rank of Lady of Selected Service (

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: 選侍;

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: 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

. 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 The Chongzhen Emperor (; 6 February 1611 – 25 April 1644), personal name Zhu Youjian (), courtesy name Deyue (),Wang Yuan (王源)，''Ju ye tang wen ji'' (《居業堂文集》), vol. 19. "聞之張景蔚親見烈皇帝神主題御諱字德� ...

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 The Wanli Emperor (; 4 September 1563 – 18 August 1620), personal name Zhu Yijun (), was the 14th Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigned from 1572 to 1620. "Wanli", the era name of his reign, literally means "ten thousand calendars". He was th ...

(r. 1572–1620): ** Lady Wang (王氏; from 1582) ** Lady of Selected Service (選侍) ** Talented Lady (才人; from 1604) * During the reign of the

(r.1620–1627): ** ''Empress Dowager Xiaohe Gongxian Wenmu Huici Xietian Jusheng (孝和恭獻溫穆徽慈諧天鞠聖皇太后; from 1621)

Issue

* As Lady of Selected Service: ** Zhu Youjiao, the

(熹宗朱由校; 23 December 1605 – 30 September 1627), the Taichang Emperor's first son * As Talented Lady: ** Zhu Youxue, Prince Jianhuai (簡懷王朱由㰒; 1607–1610), the Taichang Emperor's second son

References

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