Overview
The translated histories identify Empress Yuan of Wenxiang as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 6 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Empress Yuan of Wenxiang | 元氏 | Yuan |
| Title | Empress of Wenxiang | 文襄皇后 | |
| Title | Empress Yuan of Wenxiang | 文襄元后 | |
| Title | Princess of Fengyi | 馮翊公主 | Fengyi Gongzhu |
| Title | Reverent Empress Yuan of Wenxiang | 文襄敬皇后元氏 | Wenxiang Jing Huanghou Yuan |
| Surname | Yuan | 元 | Yuan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Female
- Sex: femaleExplicit · beiqishu:009:s0050
Roles
- Consort
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 武平中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 570 · End: AD 576Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:009:s0062
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 天保六年 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:009:s0057
- Source Date: Text: 武平中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 570 · End: AD 576Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:009:s0062
Family
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- Sibling of Emperor Xiaojing (孝靜帝)Kinship Term: elder sister / 姊 · Subject Relative Age: younger
Kinship Term: elder sister / 姊 · Subject Relative Age: elder - Spouse of Gao Cheng (高澄)Kinship Term: married to Wenxiang / 歸於文襄 · Union Category: primary-marriage
Union Category: primary-marriage - Parent of Prince Xiaowan of Hejian (河間王孝琬)Parentage: biological
Parentage: biological
- Kinship Role: daughters · Count: 2Explicit · beiqishu:009:s0055
Career and standing
- Title: Princess of Fengyi / 馮翊公主 · Action: enfeoffedExplicit · beiqishu:009:s0051
- Status: empress-of-wenxiang · Action: honoredExplicit · beiqishu:009:s0056
Places and affiliations
- Place: Gaoyang / 高陽 · Relation: moved-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天保六年 · Western Year: AD 555Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:009:s0057
- Place: Jingde Palace / 靜德宮 · Relation: resided-atExplicit · beiqishu:009:s0056
- Place: Yiping Tomb / 義平陵 · Relation: buried-atExplicit · beiqishu:009:s0062
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: bearing and virtue both beautiful · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · beiqishu:009:s0052
References in the histories
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