Empress Xiaoke (Jiajing)
Empress Xiaoke (孝恪皇后; 1510-1554) of the Du clan, was a concubine of Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty and the mother of Zhu Zaihou, the Longqing Emperor.[1]
| Empress Xiaoke 孝恪皇后 | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1510 |
| Died | 1554 |
In the 9th year (1530) of the Jiajing Emperor reign, Lady Du was selected to become a concubine of Jiajing Emperor.
In the fifteenth year, he was promoted to concubine Kang, and in the sixteenth year (1537), and she gave birth to Zhu Zhaihou, the third son of the emperor who was not favoured.
In the first month of the 33rd year of Jiajing (1554), Lady Du diet at age 40.She was posthumosly named Consort Rongshukang (荣淑康妃).She was buried in Yuquan Mountain.The ceremonial officer asked Zhu Zaihou to serve the three-year mourning but the Emperor Jiajing did not allow it.
After Zhu Zaihou became emperor, He posthumously awarded his mother with the title "Empress Xiaoke"[2] and was reburied Yongling tombs.[3][4]
References
- Keith McMahon. Celestial Women: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from Song. p. 156.
- Keith McMahon. Celestial Women: Imperial Wives and Concubines in China from Song. p. 121.
- Kenneth M Swope (2019). The Ming World. Routledge. ISBN 9781000134667.
- Xiaoke (née Du), mother of the Longqing emperor, and Xiaojie (née Chen) who was Jiajing's first empress were transferred to the site."
- author., McMahon, Keith (15 January 2020). Celestial women : imperial wives and concubines in China from Song to Qing. pp. 252–265. ISBN 978-1-5381-4143-4. OCLC 1129803043.