Sui and Tang · Consort

Empress Zhang 張皇后

First attested AD 893; died c. AD 904

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Zhang was a consort.

Life and dates

Death

c. AD 904 張皇后崩
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 204

Attested activity

AD 893 to AD 904 賴張皇后教之…張皇后崩
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passages 142, 204

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Taizu of Later Liang (梁太祖)
empress 皇后 · Primary marriage · Widowed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 204

Events and relationships

Saved Youyu from punishment
Political · Counselor · With Zhu Youyu (朱友裕)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 142

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 13Volume 13: The Later Liang Imperial Family · 2 passages

太祖大怒，奪其兵屬龐師古，以友裕屬吏，使者誤致書於友裕，友裕惶恐，不知所為，賴張皇后教之，得免。 Taizu raged, transferred Youyu’s command to Pang Shigu, and handed him to the law officers. A courier by mistake delivered the order to Youyu himself; in terror he knew not what to do, but Empress Zhang coached him and he escaped punishment.

太祖自張皇后崩，無繼室，諸子在鎮，皆邀其婦入侍。 After Empress Zhang died and Taizu took no new empress, each son posted to a command invited his wife to attend at court.