Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort and Royal Family Member

Empress Lou Wuming 武明皇后

Lou Wuming

Attested AD 530 - AD 542

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Lou Wuming was a consort and Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 530 to AD 542 武明皇后
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 33

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Kin of Duan Shao (段韶)
nephew 姊子 · maternal line · Through Wife of Duan Rong (段榮妻)
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 33
Sibling of Wife of Duan Rong (段榮妻)
elder sister 姊
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 18, 33
Spouse of Gao Huan (高歡)
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 18, 33

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 16Volume 16 Biographies 8: Duan Rong; Duan Shao · 2 passages

榮妻，皇后姊也，榮恐高祖招私親之議，固推諸將，竟不之州。 Duan Rong's wife was the empress's elder sister; fearing Gao Huan would draw criticism for favoring private kin, Duan Rong firmly yielded to other generals and in the end never went to the province.

高祖以武明皇后姊子，盡器愛之，常置左右，以為心腹。 Gao Huan, because Shao was the nephew of Empress Lou Wuming, fully treasured and loved him, kept him constantly at his side, and regarded him as a trusted confidant.