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Fujiwara no Kinshi
藤原忻子
Empress consort of Japan
TenureNovember 11, 1156 – March 6, 1172
Born1134
DiedSeptember 12, 1209(1209-09-12) (aged 74–75)
Heian-kyō (Kyōto)
SpouseEmperor Go-Shirakawa
HouseYamato
FatherTokudaiji Kinyoshi
MotherFujiwara no Goshi

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.

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Japanese royalty
Preceded by Empress consort of Japan
1156–1172
Succeeded by