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Teishi | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | 1037–1051 |
Empress dowager of Japan | |
Tenure | 1051–1068 |
Grand empress dowager of Japan | |
Tenure | 1068–1094 |
Born | August 15, 1013 |
Died | February 3, 1094 | (aged 80)
Spouse | |
Issue |
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House | Imperial House of Japan |
Father | Emperor Sanjō |
Mother | Fujiwara no Kenshi |
Princess Teishi (禎子内親王, Teishi Naishinnō, August 15, 1013 – February 3, 1094), also known as Yōmeimon-in (陽明門院), was an empress consort of Emperor Go-Suzaku of Japan. She wielded major influence during the reign of her son, Emperor Go Sanjo (1068-1073), but she was de facto ruler from 1073 to 1094, during the early reign of Emperor Shirakawa.