Empress Li (Song dynasty)

Empress Li (960–1004) was an empress consort of ancient China's Northern Song dynasty, married to Emperor Taizong. After his death, she was the empress dowager for her stepson Emperor Zhenzong.

Empress Mingde
明德皇后
Empress consort of the Song dynasty
Tenure984–997
PredecessorEmpress Xiaozhang
SuccessorEmpress Zhangmu
Born960
Changzhi, Shanxi
Died1004 (aged 4344)
Kaifeng, Henan
Burial
SpouseEmperor Taizong
Names
Family name: Lǐ (李)
Posthumous name
Empress Míngdé (明德皇后)
FatherLi Chuyun (李處耘)
MotherLady Chen (陳氏)
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