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Empress Xie (Xiaozong)

Field	Value
name	Empress Chengsu
成肅皇后
image	B Song Dynasty Empress of Xiaozong.JPG
spouse	Emperor Xiaozong
birth_date	1135
birth_place	Danyang, Jiangsu, China
death_date	13 June 1207 (aged )
death_place	Lin'an, Zhejiang, China
burial_place	Yongfuling (永阜陵)
Shaoxing, Zhejiang
father	Xia Ning
consort	yes
succession	Empress consort of the Southern Song dynasty
reign	12 September 1176 – 18 February 1189
predecessor	Empress Chenggong
successor	Empress Cixian
succession1	Empress dowager of the Southern Song dynasty
reign1	18 February 1189 – 21 October 1202
succession2	Grand empress dowager of the Southern Song dynasty
reign2	21 October 1202 – 13 June 1207
posthumous name	Empress Chengsu (成肅皇后)

成肅皇后 Shaoxing, Zhejiang

Empress Xie (1135 – 13 June 1207) was a Chinese empress consort of the Song dynasty, married to Emperor Xiaozong of Song.

As Empress

Xie was selected as a concubine (and later consort) for Emperor Xiaozong by Empress Dowager Wu, who lamented his disinterest in women after the death of his second empress, Empress Xia. While Xie eventually became his primary consort, she had no surviving children.

Unlike other Empresses in the Southern Song Dynasty who made an effort at participating in politics, Empress Xie had a rather politically detached personality and lived through much of the ensuing reigns until the thirteenth year of Emperor Ningzong's reign. However, she was described as "diligent, fair and frugal" when it came to managing matters in the inner palace.

Empress Xie was a reserved and non-meddling woman who lived in silence herself, having barely received any affection from her spouse and relatives. Thus, she was widely considered a tragic and lonely figure despite her elevated position.

Notes

References

"Davis, Richard L. "Troubles in Paradise: the Shrinking Royal Family in Southern Song"".

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