Princess Seishi (正子内親王, Seishi Naishinnō, 810 – April 18, 879) was an Empress consort of Japan.[1] She was the empress consort of her paternal uncle Emperor Junna.[2]
She became empress in 827. Her husband abdicated in 833. Either when she was widowed in 840, or when her son was deposed as crown prince in 842, Seishi followed the example of her mother and became a nun: she retired to the palace of her late spouse, Junna'in, which she made in to a family convent, engaging in sponsoring lectures of the Lotus Sutra and providing care for orphans. [3][4]
Notes
- ^ Groner, Paul (2002-06-30). Ryōgen and Mount Hiei: Japanese Tendai in the Tenth Century. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 978-0-8248-6420-0.
- ^ The Art Bulletin. College Art Association of America. 2002.
- ^ Barbara R. Ambros, Women in Japanese Religions
- ^ Ambros, Barbara R. (2015-05-29). Women in Japanese Religions. NYU Press. ISBN 978-1-4798-3651-2.
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Preceded by Princess Koshi
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Empress consort of Japan 827–833 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Empress dowager of Japan 833–854 |
Succeeded by Fujiwara no Junshi
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Preceded by | Grand empress dowager of Japan 854–860 |
Succeeded by Fujiwara no Junshi
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