Empress Dowager Xiaochun
| Empress Dowager Xiaochun 孝純太后 |
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Empress Dowager Xiaochun
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| Born | 1588 Haizhou |
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| Died | 1615 (aged 26–27) | ||||
| Burial | Qingling | ||||
| Spouse | Taichang Emperor | ||||
| Issue | Zhu Youjian, Chongzhen Emperor | ||||
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| Clan | Liu (劉) | ||||
| Father | Liu Yingyuan (劉應元) | ||||
| Mother | Esteemed Lady Xu of the State of Ying (灜國太夫人徐氏) |
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Empress Dowager Xiàochún gōngyì shūmù zhuāngjìng pítiān yùshèng 孝纯恭懿淑穆莊静毘天毓圣皇太后 |
Empress Dowager Xiaochun (Chinese: 孝純太后), surnamed Liu, was a Ming Dynasty concubine of the Taichang Emperor and biological mother of the Chongzhen Emperor.
Lady Liu became a concubine of Zhu Changluo when he was the crown prince. She was of the rank (Chinese: 淑女; pinyin: shūnǚ), a low-level concubine.
In February 1611, Lady Liu gave birth to a son named Zhu Youjian. In 1615, her husband became infuriated with Lady Liu and ordered that she be punished, at which point Lady Liu was killed. It is debated whether the crown prince ordered Lady Liu's death, or it occurred accidentally while she was being disciplined.
Fearing reproachment for Lady Liu's death from his father, as well as the spirits and ancestors, the crown prince forbade the palace staff from mentioning the affair and had Lady Liu buried at in the Western Hills near Beijing.
On the succession of the Tianqi Emperor in 1620, Zhu Youjian was given the title King of Xin (信) and Lady Liu was posthumously awarded the title Consort Xian (Chinese: 賢妃). During this time, Zhu Youjian uncovered the location of his mother's resting place from his attendants.
When Zhu Youjian succeeded to the imperial throne as the Chongzhen Emperor in 1627, he granted his mother the posthumous title of Empress Dowager Xiaochun gongyi shumu zhuangjing pitian yusheng. The Chongzhen Emperor also moved her tomb to Qingling to be buried alongside her husband.
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