Five Dynasties · Consort and Nun

Honored Consort Chen 陳昭儀

Chen Zhaoyi

Attested AD 907 - AD 909

Passages: 8
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Honored Consort Chen was a consort and Nun.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 907 to AD 909 少以色進…開平三年
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passages 59, 62

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Taizu of Later Liang (梁太祖)
honored consort 昭儀 · Concubinage
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passages 59-60

Career and standing

Entered
AD 909 開平三年 · Nun
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 62
Held
Favorite consort
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 60

Places and affiliations

At Songzhou 宋州
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 59
At Songzhou monastery 宋州佛寺 · Relation Resided at
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 62

Learning and skills

Belief Buddhism 佛法 · Relation Practitioner of
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 61

Events and relationships

Kept buddhist rites during taizu illness
Religious · Devotee · With Taizu of Later Liang (梁太祖)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 13, passage 61

References in the histories

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History

8 passages

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 13Volume 13: The Later Liang Imperial Family · 8 passages

昭儀陳氏，宋州人也，少以色進。 Honored Consort Chen came from Songzhou and entered the palace for her looks.

太祖已貴，嬪妾數百，而昭儀專寵。 Though Taizu kept hundreds of women once he was great, the Honored Consort alone held his heart.

太祖嘗疾，昭儀與尼數十人晝夜為佛法，未嘗少懈，太祖以為愛己，尤寵之。 When Taizu fell ill she and dozens of nuns kept Buddhist observances night and day without rest; he took it as devotion to him and doted on her the more.

開平三年，度為尼，居宋州佛寺。 In Kaiping 3 she took the tonsure and retired to a monastery in Songzhou.

帝即位，將冊妃為后，妃請待帝郊天，而帝卒不得郊。 On his accession he meant to make her empress; she asked to wait until he had worshipped Heaven at the suburban altar, but he never held that ceremony.

貞明元年，妃病甚，帝遽冊為德妃，其夕薨，年二十四。 In Zhenming 1 she fell mortally ill; the emperor rushed her creation as Virtuous Consort, and she died that night at twenty-four.

賀王友雍妃石氏有色，莊宗召之，石氏慢罵，莊宗殺之。 Youyong, Prince of He, had a beautiful consort, Lady Shi; Zhuangzong called for her, and she cursed him to his face. He had her killed.

次以召妃，妃懼而聽命。 The consort was summoned next; afraid, she obeyed.