Saionji Kimiko Japanese: 西園寺公子 | |
Succession: | Empress consort of Japan |
Reign: | 14 February 1257 – 6 January 1260 |
Consort: | yes |
Issue: | Princess Takako Princess Reishi |
Royal House: | Imperial House of Japan |
Father: | Saionji Saneuji |
Mother: | Shijō Sadako |
Birth Date: | 1232 |
Death Place: | Heian-kyō (Kyōto) |
Fujiwara no Kimiko (藤原(西園寺)公子; 1232 – 6 March 1304) was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Go-Fukakusa, her nephew.[1]
In 1293 (first year of the Einin era) she ordained as a Buddhist nun.