| Empress Renxiaowen 仁孝文皇后 | |||||
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| Empress consort of the Ming dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 17 July 1402 – 6 August 1407 | ||||
| Predecessor | Empress Xiaominrang | ||||
| Successor | Empress Chengxiaozhao | ||||
| Princess consort of Yan | |||||
| Tenure | 1376–1402 | ||||
| Born | 5 March 1362 Yuan Zhizheng 22, 9th day of the 2nd month (元至正二十二年二月初九日) Yingtian (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China) | ||||
| Died | 6 August 1407 (aged 45) Ming Yongle 5, 4th day of the 7th month (明永樂五年七月初四日) Forbidden City, Nanjing | ||||
| Burial | Changling Mausoleum, Ming tombs | ||||
| Spouse | Yongle Emperor | ||||
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| Clan | Xu (徐) | ||||
| Father | Xu Da, Prince of Zhongshan | ||||
| Mother | Lady Xie (謝氏) | ||||
Empress Renxiaowen (仁孝文皇后; 5 March 1362 – 6 August 1407), of the Xu clan, was the empress consort to the Yongle Emperor and the third empress of China's Ming dynasty. She was well educated, compiling bibliographies of virtuous women, an activity connected with court politics.[1]
- ^ Ellen Soullière, "Palace Women in the Ming dynasty: 1368-1644" (Doctoral dissertation, Princeton University, 1987) 19, 22-24.