Empress Meng

Empress Zhaoci
昭慈皇后
Empress consort of the Northern Song dynasty
Tenure23 June 1092 – 17 October 1096
PredecessorEmpress Xiang
SuccessorEmpress Liu
Born1073
Died12 May 1131(1131-05-12) (aged 58)
SpouseEmperor Zhezong of Song
Posthumous name
Empress Zhaoci Shengxian (昭慈聖獻皇后)
Empress Yuanyou (元祐皇后)
FatherMeng Yuen

Empress Meng (Chinese: 昭慈圣献皇后; 1073 – 1131) was a daughter of Meng Yuen and the Chinese empress consort of the Song dynasty, married to Emperor Zhezong of Song. She served as a regent of China in 1127, and during the minority of Emperor Zhang, the son of Emperor Gaozong of Song, who was temporarily placed upon the throne for 25 days in 1129. She played a significant political role in Chinese politics: first by legitimizing the Da Chu dynasty in 1127, and then ending it by legitimizing Emperor Gaozong of Song as the heir of the Song dynasty.