Empress Guo (Zhenzong) Explained

Empress Zhangmu
Consort:yes
Succession:Empress consort of the Song dynasty
Reign:997 –1007
Spouse:Emperor Zhenzong of Song
Issue:Zhao You, Crown Prince DaoxianUnnamed sonUnnamed son
Posthumous Name:Empress Zhangmu (章穆皇后)
Predecessor:Empress Mingde
Successor:Empress Liu
Birth Date:c. 975
Death Place:Kaifeng, Henan
Burial Place:Gongyi, Henan
Full Name:Family name

Guo (郭氏)

Father:Guo Shouwen (郭守文)
Mother:Lady Liang (梁氏)
Succession1:Lady of Lu State
鲁国夫人;
Reign1:991 – 996
Succession2:Lady of Qin State
秦国夫人
Reign2:996 – 997

Empress Guo (c. 975 – 4 May 1007[1]) was a Chinese empress consort of the Song Dynasty, married to Emperor Zhenzong of Song.

She became the primary consort of Zhezong in 991, in a marriage arranged by his father the emperor.[2] The marriage produced a son, which died in childhood. She became his empress consort when he succeeded to the throne in 997.

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Notes and References

  1. ([景德]四年...夏四月....。辛巳,皇后郭氏崩.) Song Shi, vol.07. (景德四年,从幸西京还,以疾崩,年三十二。) Song Shi, vol.242
  2. Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644
  3. ([景德四年]五月...辛亥,有司上大行皇后谥曰庄穆。) Song Shi, vol.07
  4. ([庆历四年]十一月...己卯,改上庄穆皇后谥曰章穆,...) Song Shi, vol.11