Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort

Empress Wen Yuan 文元皇后

Wenyuan Huanghou

Attested AD 534 - AD 556

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Wen Yuan was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 534 to AD 556 文元皇后
Strongly inferred · Book of Zhou 13, passage 3

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Emperor Xiaomin (孝閔皇帝)
bore 生
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 3
Spouse of Yuwen Tai (文帝)
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 3

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 3

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 13Volume 13 Biographies 5: Princes of Wen, Xiaomin, Wu, and Xuan · 1 passage

姚夫人生世宗，後宮生宋獻公震，文元皇后生孝閔皇帝，文宣皇后叱奴氏生高祖、衛剌王直，達步干妃生齊王憲，王姬生趙僭王招，後宮生譙孝王儉、陳惑王純、越野王盛、代奰王達、冀康公通、滕聞王逌。 Consort Yao bore Shizong; ladies of the rear palace bore Duke of Song the Exalted Zhen; Empress Wen Yuan bore Emperor Xiaomin; Empress Wen Xuan of the Chilu clan bore Yuwen Yong (the future Emperor Wu) and Prince of Wei the Impetuous Zhi; Consort Tabghan bore Prince of Qi Yuwen Xian; a royal lady bore Prince of Zhao the Presumptuous Zhao; the rear palace bore Prince of Qiao the Filial Jian, Prince of Chen the Bewildered Chun, Prince of Yue the Wild Sheng, Prince of Dai the Proud Da, Duke of Ji the Peaceful Tong, and Prince of Teng the Cultivated You.