Fujiwara no Kenshi (1057–1084)

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Empress consort of Japan
Fujiwara no Kenshi
Empress consort of Japan
Reign16 July 1074 – 24 October 1084
Empress dowager of Japan
Reignposthumously appointed January 24, 1088 (1088-01-24)
Born1057 (1057)
DiedOctober 24, 1084(1084-10-24) (aged 26–27)
SpouseEmperor Shirakawa
Issue5, including Princess Yasuko, Princess Reishi and Emperor Horikawa
ClanMinamoto (birth)
Fujiwara (adoptive)
FatherMinamoto no Akifusa (birth)
Fujiwara no Morozane (adoptive)
MotherMinamoto no Takako (birth)
Minamoto no Reiko (adoptive)

Fujiwara no Kenshi (1057–1084) was the empress consort of Emperor Shirakawa of Japan.[1]

She was a daughter of Minamoto Akifusa (源顕房), and adopted by Fujiwara no Morozane (藤原師実).

Issue
  • Imperial Prince Atsufumi (敦文親王; 1075–1077)
  • Imperial Princess Yasuko (媞子内親王) later Ikuhomon’in (郁芳門院)
  • Imperial Princess Reishi (令子内親王) saigū
  • Imperial Prince Taruhito (善仁親王) later Emperor Horikawa
  • Imperial Princess Shinshi (禛子内親王; 1081–1156)—Tsuchimikado Saiin (土御門斎院)

Notes

  1. ^ "Fujiwara no Kenshi (Morozane) • . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史". . A History . . of Japan . 日本歴史. Retrieved 2022-05-14.
Japanese royalty
Preceded by
Princess Kaoruko
Empress consort of Japan
1074–1084
Succeeded by
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Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD  1 individuals that were given the title of empress posthumously 2 individuals elevated to the rank of empress due to their position as honorary mother of the emperor 3 Shōshi served briefly as honorary empress for her younger brother Emperor Go-Daigo

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660 BC–291 BC
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290 BC–269 AD
Yamato
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269–539
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Heian
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Kamakura
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Northern Court
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Muromachi
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  • Ano no Renshi
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Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD  1 individuals that were given the title of empress dowager posthumously 2 title removed in 896 due to a suspected affair with head priest of the Toko-ji Temple; title posthumously restored in 943 3 was made High Empress or de jure empress dowager during her husband's reign