Lady Zhen

  • Lady Zhen
  • 甄夫人 / 甄氏
Qing dynasty illustration of Lady Zhen
Born26 January 183[a]
Wuji County, Hebei
Died4 August 221(221-08-04) (aged 38)[b][c]
Handan, Hebei
Spouse
Issue
Posthumous name
Empress Wenzhao (文昭皇后)
FatherZhen Yi
MotherLady Zhang

Lady Zhen (26 January 183[1] – 4 August 221[2][3]), personal name unknown, was the first wife of Cao Pi, the first ruler of the state of Cao Wei in the Three Kingdoms period. In 226, she was posthumously honoured as Empress Wenzhao when her son Cao Rui succeeded Cao Pi as the emperor of Wei.

  1. ^ a b Book of Wei: "后以漢光和五年十二月丁酉生". Cited in Chen and Pei 429, 5.159.
  2. ^ a b Chen and Pei 429, 2.78: "[黃初二年六月]丁卯,夫人甄氏卒".
  3. ^ a b Book of Wei: "會后疾遂篤,夏六月丁卯,崩于鄴". Cited in Chen and Pei 429, 5.161.


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