Empress Xiaoduanxian (Chinese: 孝端顯皇后; 7 November 1564 – 7 May 1620), personal name Wang Xijie (Chinese: 王喜姐), was empress consort of the Wanli Emperor. She was the longest serving empress consort in Chinese history.
name WangXijie (Chinese: 王喜姐), was empress consort of the Wanli Emperor. She was the longest serving empress consort in Chinese history. Wang was born...
selection of a wife for the young emperor. They chose the twelve-year-old WangXijie, who was married to the Wanli Emperor in early 1578 and became the empress...
mausoleum in China where the Wanli Emperor, together with his two empresses WangXijie and Dowager Xiaojing, was buried. Dingling is one of the thirteen imperial...
Empress Qian was moved from the court to a separate palace to allow Empress Wang to take the title of empress consort. When her spouse was returned by the...
honored Empress Dowager Zhou as Grand empress dowager and named Empress Wang as empress dowager. The Hongzhi Emperor was said to have been respectful...
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