Empress Zhou (Ming dynasty)

Empress Xiaojielie
孝節烈皇后
Empress consort of the Ming dynasty
Tenure1628–1644
PredecessorEmpress Xiaoaizhe
SuccessorDeposed Empress Jing (Qing dynasty)
Empress Xiaoyixiang (Southern Ming dynasty)
Princess consort of Xin
Tenure1626–1627
Born(1611-05-10)10 May 1611
Wanli 39, 28th day of the 3rd month
(萬曆三十九年三月二十八日)
Suzhou
Died24 April 1644(1644-04-24) (aged 32)
Chongzhen 17, 18th day of the 3rd month
(崇禎十七年三月十八日)
Palace of Earthly Tranquility, Forbidden City, Beijing
Burial
SpouseChongzhen Emperor
IssueZhu Cilang, Crown Prince Xianmin
Princess Kunyi
Zhu Cixuan, Prince Yin of Huai
Zhu Cijiong, Prince Ai of Ding
Princess Changping 
Princess Zhaoren
Posthumous name
Empress Xiaojie Zhensu Yuangong Zhuangyi Fengtian Zhengsheng Lie[a] (孝節貞肅淵恭莊毅奉天靖聖烈皇后)
Empress Xiaojing Zhenlie Cihui Zhuangmin Chengtian Peisheng Duan[b] (孝敬貞烈慈惠莊敏承天配聖端皇后) →
Empress Zhuangliemin[c] (莊烈愍皇后)
ClanZhou (周)
FatherZhou Kui, Marquis of Jiading (嘉定侯 周奎)
MotherLady Ding (丁氏)

Empress Xiaojielie (10 May 1611 – 24 April 1644), of the Zhou clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the Chongzhen Emperor. She is commonly referred to as Empress Zhou.
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