Empress Xiaojingyi 孝靜毅皇后 | |||||
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Empress consort of the Ming dynasty | |||||
Tenure | 1506 – 20 April 1521 | ||||
Predecessor | Empress Xiaochengjing | ||||
Successor | Empress Xiaojiesu | ||||
Born | 1492 | ||||
Died | 26 February 1535 (age 42–43) | ||||
Spouse | Zhengde Emperor | ||||
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Clan | Xia (夏) | ||||
Father | Xia Ru, Count of Qingyang (慶陽伯 夏儒) | ||||
Mother | Lady Ye (叶氏) |
Empress Xiaojingyi (1492 – 26 February 1535), of the Xia clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the Zhengde Emperor.
Lady Xia was the daughter of Xia Ru (夏儒), and she was virtuous and elegant. She was from the district Shangyuan (in present Nanjing). In 1506, she was selected to become the first consort and empress of the emperor. She had no issue and when her spouse died childless in 1521, he was succeeded by his cousin Jiajing. She was given the title Empress Zhuangsu, because she couldn't be an empress dowager. [1]