Empress of Northern Qi

The Chinese Northern Qi dynasty had six empresses consort in its history:

  1. Empress Li Zu'e (r. 550–559), the wife of Emperor Wenxuan.[1]
  2. Empress Yuan (r. 560–561), the wife of Emperor Xiaozhao.[2]
  3. Empress Hu (r. 561–565), the wife of Emperor Wucheng.[3]
  4. Empress Hulü (r. 565–572), the first wife of Gao Wei.[3]
  5. Empress Hu (r. 572–573), the second wife of Gao Wei.
  6. Empress Mu (r. 572–577), the third wife of Gao Wei.
    Empress Hu and Empress Mu were co-empresses briefly from 572 to 573.[4]
  1. ^ Rothschild, Norman Harry (2015). Emperor Wu Zhao and her pantheon of devis, divinities, and dynastic mothers. New York (N.Y.): Columbia University Press. p. 304. ISBN 9780231539180.
  2. ^ Yanshou, Li (659). "卷007" . 北史 (in Chinese) – via Wikisource.
  3. ^ a b Yanshou, Li (659). "卷014" . 北史 (in Chinese) – via Wikisource.
  4. ^ "Female Heads of Chinese Substates". guide2womenleaders.com.