Five Dynasties · Empress and Primary Consort

Lady Zhang of Wei 張氏

Zhang Shi

Attested AD 936 - AD 942

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lady Zhang of Wei was an empress and Primary Consort.

Life and dates

Death

already deceased before Tianfu 8 investiture
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 14

Attested activity

AD 936 to AD 942 帝之元妃
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 14

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Zhang Congxun (張從訓)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 19
Spouse of Emperor Shao (少帝)
first consort 元妃 · Primary marriage · Widowed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 14

Career and standing

empress 皇后
AD 943 天福八年九月丁亥 · Posthumously invested
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passages 14, 44
Lady of Wei 魏國夫人
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 14

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Jin 後晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 82, passage 14

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 82Volume 82 Book of Later Jin 8: Emperor Shao 2 · 2 passages

丁亥，追冊故魏國夫人張氏為皇后，帝之元妃也。 On dinghai the late Lady Zhang of Wei was posthumously invested as empress; she had been the emperor's first consort.

癸酉，命使攝太尉、右僕射平章事和凝，使副攝司徒、給事中邊光範追冊故魏國夫人張氏為皇后，奉寶冊至西莊影殿行禮，鹵簿儀仗如式。 On guiyou He Ning, acting Grand Marshal and Right Vice Director, was chief envoy and Bian Guangfan, acting Minister over the Masses (Situ) and Supervising Secretary, deputy, to posthumously invest the late Lady Zhang of Wei as empress; they carried the seal and register to the Shadow Hall at West Manor with full ceremonial escort.