Ming · Empress Dowager

Ciyi Empress Dowager 慈懿皇太后

Attested AD 1464

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ciyi Empress Dowager was an empress Dowager.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1464 天順八年三月甲寅朔
Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 14

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Yingzong (英宗)
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
Strongly inferred · History of Ming 13, passage 14

Career and standing

Ciyi Empress Dowager 慈懿皇太后
AD 1464 天順八年三月甲寅朔 · Received
Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 14

Places and affiliations

Polity Ming 明 · Relation Consort of
Directly stated · History of Ming 13, passage 14

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 13Volume 13 Annals 13: Xianzong 1 · 1 passage

三月甲寅朔，尊皇后為慈懿皇太后，貴妃周氏為皇太后。 On the new moon of the third month, jiayin, the empress was elevated to Ciyi Empress Dowager and Worthy Consort Zhou was made empress dowager.