Fujiwara no Kinshi Japanese: 藤原忻子 | |
Succession: | Empress consort of Japan |
Reign: | November 11, 1156 – March 6, 1172 |
Succession1: | Empress dowager of Japan |
Reign1: | 1172–1209 |
Consort: | yes |
Spouse: | Emperor Go-Shirakawa |
Royal House: | Imperial House of Japan |
Father: | Tokudaiji Kinyoshi |
Mother: | Fujiwara no Goshi |
Birth Date: | 1134 |
Death Place: | Heian-kyō (Kyōto) |
Fujiwara no Kinshi (藤原 忻子; 1134 – September 12, 1209) was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan.
She was born as the daughter of Tokudaiji Kinyoshi. She entered the Imperial Court and became a lady-in-waiting in 1155. She was made empress consort of Emperor Go-Shirakawa in 1156. Emperor Go-Shirakawa abdicated 2 years later. She was made empress dowager in 1172 and died at the age of 76 in 1209.