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Empress Xiaoyichun, better known as Consort Ling was the third empress of the Qianlong Emperor. Imperial Noble Consort Keshun, better known as Consort Zhen or popularly as the Pearl Consort, was an imperial consort of the Guangxu Emperor. The Qing dynasty system was one of the simplest systems in Chinese history. Officially, there were eight ranks:
Past empresses consort: Empress Theodora, consort of Justinian I, East Roman Emperor [15] Empress Aelia Sophia, consort of Justin II of the Byzantine Empire;
Kōi (后位) – was an ancient title for empress consort or empress dowager. The definitions were laid down in the Ritsuryō code. Use during the Heian period is exemplified for example for the character Kiritsubo Consort (桐壺更衣, Kiritsubo no Kōi ) in The Tale of Genji .
Yet, as of right now, there is only one empress consort in the world—Empress Masako of Japan—who is the spouse of Emperor Naruhito. Andrew Milligan/WPA Pool/Getty Images 6.
The Empress of the Nara clan (11 March 1718 [1] – 19 August 1766 [2]) of the Manchu Bordered Blue Banner Ula-Nara Clan, was the second wife of the Qianlong Emperor. [3] She was the empress consort of the Qing dynasty from 1750 until her death in 1766.
The title, Empress dowager, could be granted a widow of an Emperor even when she had not been the Empress consort during the reign of her spouse. Therefore, a separate list is given of the Empresses dowager, which, in some cases, equals the list of Empresses consort, and in other cases, not.
Empress Xiaoshengxian (12 January 1692 – 2 March 1777), of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the consort of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor and mother of Hongli, the Qianlong Emperor.
Empress, the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules in her own right and name (empress regnant or suo jure). Emperors are generally recognized to be of the highest monarchic honour and rank, surpassing king.