Empress Xia (Song dynasty)
Empress Xia Shenfu (died 1167) was a Chinese Empress consort of the Song Dynasty, married to Emperor Xiaozong of Song.
Xia originally served as a maid to the first spouse of Xiaozong, who died in 1156 when he was still prince. In 1162, he married Xia as his second main spouse, and in 1163, he gave her the title of empress.[1] She had one son and one daughter, both of whom died very young.
Notes
Sources
| Chinese royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Empress Wu |
Empress of China 1163–1167 |
Succeeded by Empress Chengsui |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.