Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort

Empress Xiaozhuang of Wei 魏孝莊皇后

Attested AD 528 - AD 545

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Xiaozhuang of Wei as a consort and family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Xiaozhuang of Wei 魏孝莊皇后
Title Empress Xiaozhuang 魏孝莊皇後
Descriptive kinship His elder sister 其姊
Descriptive kinship Sister of Erzhu Wenchang 其姊

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Spouse of Gao Huan (高歡)
    Kinship Term: took her in marriage / 納之 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
    Kinship Term: concubine / 妾 · Union Type: favored concubinage · Union Category: concubinage · Subject Role: concubine · Object Role: lord · Relationship State: active
  • Sibling of Erzhu Wenchang (尒朱文暢)
    Kinship Term: elder sister / 姊 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: sister
    Kinship Term: elder sister / 姊 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Relative Age: younger
  • Spouse of Jingzong (敬宗)
    Kinship Term: empress / 後 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: empress · Object Role: emperor · Relationship State: ended
  • Spouse of Emperor Zhuang of Wei (魏莊帝)
    Kinship Term: empress / 皇後 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband
  • Child of Erzhu Rong (尒朱榮)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter

Career and standing

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 48Volume 48 Biographies 40: Imperial Affines · 1 passage
Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance, Chapter 159Volume 159 Liang Records 15 · 1 passage