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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:
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, 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.
The term princess consort is very rare, simply because in most cases the wife becomes queen when her husband takes the throne. However, there have been many empresses consort throughout history.
Nur Jahan (lit. ' Light of the world '; 31 May 1577 – 18 December 1645), [1] born Mehr-un-Nissa was the twentieth wife and chief consort of the Mughal emperor Jahangir. More decisive and proactive than her husband, Nur Jahan is considered by certain historians to have been the real power behind the throne for more than a decade.
Past empresses consort: Empress Theodora, consort of Justinian I, East Roman Emperor [15] Empress Aelia Sophia, consort of Justin II of the Byzantine Empire;
The Empress held a significant influence over Akbar. [93] [25] Her high rank in the imperial harem provided her with substantial power and privilege. [46] Tirmizi proclaims it was her retirement as the Empress Consort of the Mughal Empire after the demise of her husband, Akbar that led to the decline of Rajput influence in the Mughal court. [94]
The consort kin or outer kins (Chinese: 外戚; pinyin: wàiqì) were the kin or a group of people related to an empress dowager or a consort of a monarch or a warlord in the Sinosphere. The leading figure of the clan was either a (usually male) sibling , cousin , or parent of the empress dowager or consort.