Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Royal Family Member and Consort

Empress Dowager Lou 婁太后

Lou Taihou

Attested AD 550 - AD 554

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Dowager Lou was a Royal Family Member and Consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 550 to AD 554 婁太后為博陵王納㥄妹為妃
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 163

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 163

Events and relationships

Took Ling sister as consort for Prince of Boling
Family · Arranger · With Younger Sister of Cui Ling (崔㥄妹)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 163

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 23, passage 163

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 23Volume 23 Biographies 15: Wei Langen; Cui Ling · 1 passage

婁太后為博陵王納㥄妹為妃，勑中使曰：「好作法用，勿使崔家笑人。」 Empress Dowager Lou took Ling's younger sister as consort for the Prince of Boling and charged the palace envoy, "Use proper ceremonial forms — do not let the Cui family laugh at others."