Empress Xiaosu

Empress Xiaosu (1430 – 17 March 1504), of the Zhou clan, was the concubine of Emperor Yingzong of Ming and the mother of the Chenghua Emperor.

Empress Xiaosu
孝肅皇后
Grand empress dowager of the Ming dynasty
Tenure22 September 1487 – 17 March 1504
PredecessorGrand Empress Dowager Zhang
SuccessorGrand Empress Dowager Cisheng
Empress dowager of the Ming dynasty
Tenure9 December 1447 – 22 September 1487
PredecessorEmpress Dowager Xiaoyi
SuccessorEmpress Dowager Wang
Born1430
Changping County
Died17 March 1504(1504-03-17) (aged 73–74)
Burial
1504
Yuling
Spouse
(m. 1446; died 1464)
Issue
Posthumous name
Empress Xiaosu Zhēnshùn Kāngyì Guāngliè Fǔtiān Chéngshèng
(孝肅貞順康懿光烈輔天承聖皇后)
ClanZhou (周)
FatherZhou Neng, Duke of Ning (寧國公 周能)
MotherLady Zhen (甄氏)
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