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Empress Xiaozhuangwen – The first matriarch of the Qing dynasty

Saturday, 4 February 2023, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Empress Xiaozhuangwen was one of the most respected Empresses in the Qing Dynasty. She was influential in the reigns of three emperors in the early Qing dynasty. Empress Xiaozhuangwen was a consort of Emperor Hong Taiji. Her son became the Shunzhi Emperor. She also raised and taught Emperor Kangxi politics which would help him to [read more]
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Princess Changping – The survivor of a royal massacre

Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Princess Changping was one of the most unfortunate princesses in the Ming Dynasty. She was the daughter of the last Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and was the second to last princess who managed to survive to the early Qing dynasty. During the night of the fall of the Ming dynasty, Emperor Sizong of the [read more]
Princess Yongning
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Princess Yongning – The Princess who entered into a fraudulent marriage

Wednesday, 11 January 2023, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Princess Yongning is one of the most pitiful and tragic princesses of the Ming dynasty. She was the daughter of Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty (also known as the Longqing Emperor) and was the younger sister of Emperor Shenzong (also known as the Wanli Emperor). Due to corruption in the palace, Princess Yongning entered [read more]
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Taking a look at Princess Kosei Fukunaga, Emperor Puyi’s niece

Monday, 9 January 2023, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Princess Kosei Fukunaga is the niece of the late Puyi, the Last Emperor of China. She is the only surviving daughter of Prince Pujie (Emperor Puyi’s younger brother and former heir to the state of Manchukuo) and his Japanese wife, Princess Hiro Saga. After the fall of Manchukuo, Princess Kosei Fukunaga was sent to multiple [read more]
Empress Xiaoduanxian
China

Empress Xiaoduanxian – The longest reigning Empress consort in Chinese history

Saturday, 7 January 2023, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Empress Xiaoduanxian of the Ming Dynasty was known as the longest reigning empress consort in Chinese history.[1] She reigned for forty-two years. She was known to be one of the Ming dynasty’s most virtuous empresses.[2] However, she failed to give a son to Emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty (also known as the Wanli Emperor). [read more]
consort yu
China

Consort Yu of Western Chu – The star-crossed romance of a King and his consort

Saturday, 31 December 2022, 6:00 Lauralee Swann 0
Consort Yu was known to be one of the most beautiful women in China. She was an imperial concubine to Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Chu. King Xiang Yu was King Liu Bang’s rival for the throne of China. Consort Yu accompanied him through all her husband’s battles and shared in his victories and defeats. [read more]

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