Noble Consort Zheng

Noble Consort Zheng
鄭貴妃
Born1565 (1565)
Daxing County, Beijing
Died1630 (aged 64–65)
Forbidden City
Burial
SpouseWanli Emperor
Issue
  • Zhu Changxu, Prince Ai of Bin
  • Zhu Changxun, Prince Zhong of Fu
  • Zhu Changzhi, Prince Hai of Yuan
  • Princess Yunhe
  • Princess Lingqiu
  • Princess Shouning
Posthumous name
Imperial Noble Consort Gōngkè Huìróng Héjìng (恭恪惠榮和靖皇貴妃) →
Grand Empress Dowager Xiàonìng Wēnmù Zhuānghuì Cíyì Xiàntiān Yùshèng[1] (孝寧溫穆莊惠慈懿憲天裕聖太皇太后)
ClanZheng (鄭)
FatherZheng Chengxian (鄭承憲)

Noble Consort Zheng (1565–1630), was a Ming dynasty concubine of the Wanli Emperor. She is known for having been his most beloved consort and, in an attempt to please her, he tried to make her son his heir apparent. This act caused over a decade of conflict and factionalism in the imperial court.[2]

  1. ^ This posthumous name was conferred by the Southern Ming dynasty
  2. ^ Huang (1988), pp. 516–517.