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Empress consort of Japan
Saionji Kisshi
西園寺姞子
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure5 September 1242 – 10 July 1248
Born1225
Died20 October 1292(1292-10-20) (aged 66–67)
Heian-kyō (Kyōto)
Spouse Emperor Go-Saga ​ ​(m. 1242; died 1272)​
Issue
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherSaionji Saneuji
MotherShijō Sadako

Saionji Kisshi (西園寺 姞子; 1225 – 20 October 1292) was Empress of Japan as the consort of Emperor Go-Saga. She was also known as Ōmiya-in (大宮院), her imperial title (ingō), and as Fujiwara no Kisshi (藤原 姞子), by her original clan name (honsei).

Biography

She was the first daughter of Saionji Saneuji and Shijō Sadako.

Upon Emperor Go-Saga's passing, she was ordained as a Buddhist nun and received the Dharma name Henchikaku (遍智覚).

Family

Issue:

    • Fourth son: Imperial Prince Hisahito (久仁親王) (Emperor Go-Fukakusa)
    • First daughter: Imperial Princess Osako (綜子内親王)
    • Seventh son: Imperial Prince Tsunehito (恒仁親王) (Emperor Kameyama)
    • Eleventh son: Imperial Prince Masataka (雅尊親王)
    • Thirteenth son: Imperial Prince Sadayoshi (貞良親王)

Notes

  1. ^ "大宮院". コトバンク (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun Company. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
  2. ^ Emergence of Japanese Kingship, p5
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Preceded byPrincess Rishi Empress consort of Japan
1242–1248 		Succeeded byPrincess Teruko
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