Princess Masako (Reizei)

Princess Masako (Reizei)
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure	967-973

Born	950
Died	1000
House	Yamato
Father	Emperor Reizei

Princess Masako (950–1000) was a princess and an Empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Reizei of Japan. She was the daughter of Emperor Suzaku. Her mother was Princess Hiroko.

Life

She was born in 950 after the abdication of her father. She was made princess on the 8th lunar month, 10th the same year. Her mother Princess Hiroko died soon after her birth. Her father the former Emperor Suzaku died at the age of 30 in 952. Then she was raised by her paternal uncle Emperor Murakami due to the early death of her parents.

She was made Empress consort after Prince Norihira acceded to the throne as Emperor Reizei in 967.

After the abdication of Emperor Reizei, she was made Empress Dowager in the 7th lunar month, 973 and Grand Empress Dowager in the 7th lunar month, 986. She died from disease at the age of 50 on the 12th lunar month 1st, 1000.

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Japanese royalty
Preceded by Fujiwara no Anshi	Empress consort of Japan 967–973	Succeeded by Fujiwara no Koshi

Empresses consort of Japan

Legendary

Jōmon

660 BC–291 BC	Himetataraisuzu-hime Isuzuyori-hime Nunasokonakatsu-hime Amonotoyototsu-hime [ja] Yosotarashi-hime Oshihime [ja]

Yayoi

290 BC–269 AD	Kuwashi-hime Utsushikome [ja] Ikagashikome Mimaki-hime Saho-hime Hibasu-hime [ja] Harima no Inabi no Ōiratsume [ja] Yasakairi-hime [ja] Okinagatarashi-hime

Yamato

Kofun

269–539	Nakatsuhime Princess Iwa Princess Yata Princess Kusakanohatabino Oshisaka no Ōnakatsuhime Princess Nakashi Kusaka no Hatabi no hime Princess Naniwa no Ono Princess Kasuga no Ōiratsume Kasuga no Iratsume Princess Tashiraka Princess Kasuga no Yamada Princess Tachibana no Nakatsu

Asuka

539–710	Princess Ishi-hime Hirohime Princess Nukatabe Princess Hashihito no Anahobe Princess Takara Princess Hashihito Yamato Hime no Ōkimi Princess Unonosarara

Nara

710–794	Fujiwara Asukabehime Princess Inoe Fujiwara no Otomuro

Heian

794–1185

Kamakura

1185–1333

Northern Court

1333–1392	None

Muromachi

1333–1573	Empress consort of Emperor Chōkei

Azuchi-Momoyama

1573–1603	None

Edo

1603–1868	Tokugawa Masako Takatsukasa Fusako Princess Yukiko Princess Yoshiko Takatsukasa Tsunako¹

Empire of Japan

1868–1947	Ichijō Masako Kujō Sadako Princess Nagako

State of Japan

1947–present	Princess Nagako Shōda Michiko Owada Masako

Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD ¹ individuals that were given the title of empress posthumously ² individuals elevated to the rank of empress due to their position as honorary mother of the emperor ³ Shōshi served briefly as honorary empress for her younger brother Emperor Go-Daigo

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