Empress Hu (Xuande)

Empress Gongrangzhang
恭讓章皇后
Empress consort of the Ming dynasty
Tenure27 June 1425 – 1428
PredecessorEmpress Chengxiaozhao
SuccessorEmpress Xiaogongzhang
Born20 May 1402
Jining, Shandong
Died5 December 1443(1443-12-05) (aged 41)
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1417; died 1435)
Issue
  • Princess Shunde
  • Princess Yongqing
Names
Hu Shanxiang (胡善祥)
Posthumous name
Empress Gōngràng Chéngshùn Kāngmù Jìngcí Zhāng (恭讓誠順康穆静慈章皇后)
ClanHu (胡)
FatherHu Rong (胡榮)
MotherLady Liu (劉氏)

Empress Hu (Chinese: 胡皇后; pinyin: Hú húanghòu; 20 May 1402 – 5 December 1443), personal name Hu Shanxiang, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the Xuande Emperor. She was posthumously honoured with the title Empress Gongrangzhang.