Fujiwara no Kenshi (1057–1084)

Fujiwara no Kenshi
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure16 July 1074 – 24 October 1084
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)
Imperial House of Japan (marriage)
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]

Biography

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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

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  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 Empress consort of Japan
1074–1084
Succeeded by