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Fujiwara no Kinshi 藤原忻子 | |
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Empress consort of Japan | |
Tenure | November 11, 1156 – March 6, 1172 |
Empress dowager of Japan | |
Tenure | 1172–1209 |
Born | 1134 |
Died | September 12, 1209 Heian-kyō (Kyōto) | (aged 74–75)
Spouse | Emperor Go-Shirakawa |
House | Imperial House of Japan |
Father | Tokudaiji Kinyoshi |
Mother | Fujiwara no Goshi |
Fujiwara no Kinshi (藤原 忻子; 1134 – September 12, 1209) was an empress consort of Japan. She was the consort of Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan.
She was born as the daughter of Tokudaiji Kinyoshi. She entered the Imperial Court and became a lady-in-waiting in 1155. She was made empress consort of Emperor Go-Shirakawa in 1156. Emperor Go-Shirakawa abdicated 2 years later. She was made empress dowager in 1172 and died at the age of 76 in 1209.