Empress Song (Song dynasty)

Empress Song (952–995) was a Chinese empress consort of the Song dynasty, married to Emperor Taizu of Song.

Empress Xiaozhang
孝章皇后
Empress consort of the Song dynasty
Tenure968–976
PredecessorEmpress Xiaoming
SuccessorEmpress Mingde
Born952
Luoyang, Henan, China
Died995 (aged 4243)
Kaifeng, Henan, China
Burial
Gongyi, Henan, China
SpouseEmperor Taizu
Names
Family name: Sòng (宋)
Given name: unknown
Posthumous name
Empress Xiàozhāng (孝章皇后)
FatherSong Yanwo (宋延偓)
MotherPrincess Yongning (永甯公主) of the Later Han, surnamed Liu

She came from a royal family. Her maternal grandfather was Later Han's first emperor Liu Zhiyuan. Her paternal grandmother was a daughter of Later Tang's first emperor Li Cunxu.

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