Princess Masako (Reizei)

Princess Masako
昌子内親王
Empress consort of Japan
TenureOctober 9, 967 – August 1, 973
Empress dowager of Japan
Tenure973–986
Grand empress dowager of Japan
Tenure986–1000
Born950
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
DiedJanuary 10, 1000(1000-01-10) (aged 49–50)
Heian Kyō (Kyōto)
SpouseEmperor Reizei
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Suzaku
MotherHiroko

Princess Masako (昌子内親王, Masako Naishinnō, 950 – 10 January, 1000), was a princess and an empress of Japan during the Heian period.[1] She was the consort of her cousin Emperor Reizei of Japan.[1] She was the daughter of Emperor Suzaku and Princess Hiroko.

  1. ^ a b "昌子内親王". Asahi Dictionary of Historical Japanese Figures (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publishing Co. Retrieved 2024-06-02 – via Kotobank.jp.