Princess Noriko Japanese: 範子内親王 | |
Succession: | Empress consort of Japan |
Reign: | 10 April 1198 – 5 October 1206 |
Consort: | yes |
Royal House: | Imperial House of Japan |
Father: | Emperor Takakura |
Mother: | Kogō-no-Tsubone |
Birth Date: | 4 December 1177 |
Death Place: | Heian-kyō (Kyōto) |
Princess Noriko (範子内親王; 4 December 1177 – 13 May 1210) was an Empress of Japan during the early Kamakura period. She was appointed honorary mother (junbo) of her nephew Emperor Tsuchimikado and served as empress from 1198 through 1206 during the early part of his reign.[1]
She was the daughter of Emperor Takakura and Court Lady Kogō-no-Tsubone (小督局; b. 1157), Fujiwara no Shigenori's daughter. She was later known as Empress Dowager Bōmon-in (坊門院).