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Fujiwara no Kenshi | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | 16 July 1074 – 24 October 1084 |
Born | 1057 (1057) |
Died | October 24, 1084(1084-10-24) (aged 26–27) |
Spouse | Emperor Shirakawa |
Issue | 5, including Princess Yasuko, Princess Reishi and Emperor Horikawa |
Clan | Minamoto (birth) Fujiwara (adoptive) Imperial House of Japan (marriage) |
Father | Minamoto no Akifusa (birth) Fujiwara no Morozane (adoptive) |
Mother | Minamoto no Takako (birth) Minamoto no Reiko (adoptive) |
Fujiwara no Kenshi (1057–1084) was the empress consort of Emperor Shirakawa of Japan.
Biography
She was a daughter of Minamoto Akifusa (源顕房), and adopted by Fujiwara no Morozane (藤原師実).
- Issue
- Imperial Prince Atsufumi (敦文親王; 1075–1077)
- Imperial Princess Yasuko (媞子内親王) later Ikuhomon’in (郁芳門院)
- Imperial Princess Reishi (令子内親王) saigū
- Imperial Prince Taruhito (善仁親王) later Emperor Horikawa
- Imperial Princess Shinshi (禛子内親王; 1081–1156)—Tsuchimikado Saiin (土御門斎院)
Notes
- "Fujiwara no Kenshi (Morozane) • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
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Preceded byPrincess Kaoruko | Empress consort of Japan 1074–1084 |
Succeeded byPrincess Yasuko |
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Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD individuals that were given the title of empress dowager posthumously title removed in 896 due to a suspected affair with head priest of the Toko-ji Temple; title posthumously restored in 943 was made High Empress or de jure empress dowager during her husband's reign |