Chu Lingyuan

Chu Lingyuan
褚靈媛
Empress consort of the Eastern Jin dynasty
Tenure12 February 419 – 5 July 420
PredecessorWang Shen'ai
Born384
Died7 August 436(436-08-07) (aged 51–52)
Jiankang, Liu Song
SpouseEmperor Gong of Jin
IssuePrincess Haiyan
Princess Fuyang
Posthumous name
Empress Gongsi (恭思皇后)
Princess Dowager of Lingling (零陵王太妃)
FatherChu Shuang

Chu Lingyuan (Chinese: 褚靈媛; 384[1] – 7 August 436[2]), formally Empress Gongsi (恭思皇后), was the last empress consort of the Chinese Eastern Jin dynasty. Her husband was the last emperor of the dynasty, Emperor Gong (Sima Dewen).

  1. ^ According to Lady Chu's biography in Book of Jin, she was 53 (by East Asian reckoning) when she died. (宋元嘉十三年崩,时年五十三...) Jin Shu, vol. 32. Thus by calculation, her birth year should be 384.
  2. ^ According to Liu Yilong's biography in Book of Song, Lady Chu died on the jiwei day of the 7th month of the 13th year of the Yuanjia era of his reign. This corresponds to 7 Aug 436 in the Julian calendar. [(元嘉十三年)秋七月己未,零陵王太妃薨。追崇为晋皇后,葬以晋礼。] Song Shu, vol. 05