Empress Zhong
| Lady Zhong | |||||||||
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| Empress Guangmu of (Southern) Tang | |||||||||
| empress/queen dowager of Southern Tang | |||||||||
| Tenure | 961–965 | ||||||||
| Regent | Li Yu, son | ||||||||
| empress/queen consort of Southern Tang | |||||||||
| Tenure | 943–961 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Empress Song Fujin, mother-in-law | ||||||||
| Successor | Zhou Ehuang, daughter-in-law | ||||||||
| Died | September or October 965[1] modern Nanjing, Jiangsu | ||||||||
| Burial | late 965 or January 966[1] Shun Mausoleum (順陵), in modern Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu 31°52′48.7″N 118°44′40.3″E / 31.880194°N 118.744528°E | ||||||||
| Spouse | Li Jing (Emperor Yuanzong) | ||||||||
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| Father | Zhong Taizhang (鍾泰章) | ||||||||
Lady Zhong (鍾氏; given name unknown) (died 965), posthumously named Empress Guangmu (光穆皇后), was an empress consort and empress dowager of imperial China's short-lived Southern Tang Dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. She was married to Li Jing, the second ruler of Southern Tang and gave birth to Li Yu, the third ruler.[3]
Biography
Lady Zhong was the second daughter of Zhong Taizhang (鍾泰章), a minor officer (裨將) in the Wu kingdom who in 908 killed Zhang Hao for his superior Xu Wen. Xu later arranged for the marriage between Lady Zhong and Xu Jingtong (Li Jing), the biological son of his adopted son Xu Zhigao (Li Bian).[3]
Notes and references
- ^ a b Shiguo Chunqiu, ch. 17.
- ^ Shiguo Chunqiu, ch. 19 suggests that he shared the same biological mother as Li Yu; however Shiguo Chunqiu, ch. 18 suggests that he was born of Li Jing's concubine Lady Ling (凌氏).
- ^ a b Shiguo Chunqiu, ch. 18.
Sources
- Template:Zh icon Wu Renchen (1669). Shiguo Chunqiu (十國春秋).
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