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Fujiwara no Kinshi 藤原忻子 | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | November 11, 1156 – March 6, 1172 |
Empress dowager of Japan | |
Tenure | 1172–1209 |
Born | 1134 |
Died | September 12, 1209(1209-09-12) (aged 74–75) Heian-kyō (Kyōto) |
Spouse | Emperor Go-Shirakawa |
House | Imperial House of Japan |
Father | Tokudaiji Kinyoshi |
Mother | Fujiwara no Goshi |
Fujiwara no Kinshi (藤原 忻子; 1134 – September 12, 1209) was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan.
She was born as the daughter of Tokudaiji Kinyoshi. She entered the Imperial Court and became a lady-in-waiting in 1155. She was made empress consort of Emperor Go-Shirakawa in 1156. Emperor Go-Shirakawa abdicated 2 years later. She was made empress dowager in 1172 and died at the age of 76 in 1209.
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Preceded byFujiwara no Shimeko | Empress consort of Japan 1156–1172 |
Succeeded byPrincess Muneko |
Preceded byTaira no Shigeko | Empress dowager of Japan 1172–1209 |
Succeeded byMinamoto no Michiko (granted title posthumously) |
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Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD individuals that were given the title of empress dowager posthumously title removed in 896 due to a suspected affair with head priest of the Toko-ji Temple; title posthumously restored in 943 was made High Empress or de jure empress dowager during her husband's reign |
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