Empress Renxiaowen 仁孝文皇后 | |||||
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Empress consort of the Ming dynasty | |||||
Tenure | 17 July 1402 – 6 August 1407 | ||||
Predecessor | Empress Xiaominrang | ||||
Successor | Empress Chengxiaozhao | ||||
Princess consort of Yan | |||||
Tenure | 1376–1402 | ||||
Born | 5 March 1362 Yingtian (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu, China) | ||||
Died | 6 August 1407 Forbidden City, Nanjing | (aged 45)||||
Burial | Chang Mausoleum, Ming tombs | ||||
Spouse | Yongle Emperor | ||||
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Clan | Xu (徐) | ||||
Father | Xu Da, Prince of Zhongshan | ||||
Mother | Lady Xie (謝氏) |
Empress Renxiaowen (仁孝文皇后; 5 March 1362 – 6 August 1407), of the Xu clan, was the empress consort to the Yongle Emperor and the third empress of China's Ming dynasty. She was well educated, compiling bibliographies of virtuous women, an activity connected with court politics.[1]