Thừa Thiên (empress)
Empress Thừa Thiên (Vietnamese: Thừa Thiên Cao Hoàng Hậu; chữ Hán: 承天高皇后, 1762–1814), born Tống Phúc Thị Lan (宋福氏蘭), was the first wife of Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (future Emperor Gia Long) and mother of Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh.
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| Empress consort of the Nguyễn dynasty | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1806 – 1814 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | none | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Thuận Thiên | ||||||||
| Born | January 19, 1762 Tống Sơn district, Thanh Hóa province | ||||||||
| Died | February 22, 1814 (aged 52) Phú Xuân, Việt Nam | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Emperor Gia Long | ||||||||
| Issue | Nguyễn Phúc Chiêu Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, Crown Prince Anh Duệ | ||||||||
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| House | Nguyễn Phúc (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Father | Tống Phúc Khuông | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Lê | ||||||||
She was a daughter of general Tống Phước Khuông of the Nguyễn lords. Nguyễn Ánh married her when he was 18. Empress Thừa Thiên had two sons with Gia Long: Nguyen Phuc Chieu (who died after several days) and Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh. After her death, she was buried at Gia Long's Thiên Thọ tomb, alongside the Emperor.
References
- Tôn Thất Bình (1997). Kể chuyện chín Chúa mười ba Vua triều Nguyễn (in Vietnamese). Da Nang: Đà Nẵng Publishing House. pp. 45–47.
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