Empress Zhangde
Empress Dou (竇皇后, personal name unknown; 63? – 8 October 97 CE), formally Empress Zhangde (章德皇后, literally "the polite and virtuous empress"), was an empress of the Chinese Han dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Zhang. She was already influential and powerful during her husband's reign, but became particularly highly powerful and influential as empress dowager and regent between 88 and 92 for her adoptive son Emperor He after Emperor Zhang's death. Her family members, particularly her brother Dou Xian, became extremely powerful, until they were toppled in a coup d'etat by Emperor He, in 92. Empress Dou lost her power, but remained honored until her death.
| Empress Dou (竇皇后) | |||||||||||
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| Empress of the Eastern Han dynasty | |||||||||||
| Died | 8 October 97 CE | ||||||||||
| Husband | Emperor Zhang | ||||||||||
| House | Eastern Han | ||||||||||
| Father | Dou Xun (竇勳) | ||||||||||
| Mother | Princess Piyang (沘陽公主) | ||||||||||
| Occupation | empress dowager, regent | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 竇皇后 | ||||||||||
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| Chinese | 章德皇后 | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | "the polite and virtuous empress" | ||||||||||
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