Kuka naimisissa Emperor Zhenzong?

Emperor Zhenzong of Song (23 December 968 – 23 March 1022), personal name Zhao Heng, was the third emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 997 to his death in 1022. His personal name was originally Zhao Dechang, but was changed to Zhao Yuanxiu in 983, Zhao Yuankan in 986, and finally Zhao Heng in 995. He was the third son of his predecessor, Emperor Taizong, and was succeeded by his sixth son, Emperor Renzong at the end of his reign. From 1020 he was seriously ill, but retained power despite this. Because of his illness, day-to-day rule of China was often placed in the hands of his third wife, Empress Liu.

Princess Pan (潘王妃; 968–989) was the first wife of the future Emperor Zhenzong of Song in imperial China's Song dynasty. They married in 984 when he was still the Prince of Han (韓王), and she was given the title "Lady of Ju" (莒国夫人). She died four years later. She was posthumously honoured as Empress Zhanghuai (章懷皇后), or Empress Zhangma, after her husband became the emperor in 998.

She was the second daughter and eighth child of the Song general Pan Mei.

Empress Zhangxian Mingsu (希章獻明肅皇后, translated as "The orderly, worthy, wise and solemn empress"), more commonly known as Empress Liu (劉皇后), was an empress of the Song dynasty, married to the Emperor Zhenzong in 1012 and quickly gained the emperor's trust to discuss government matters. She ruled unofficially as the regent of China during the illness of Emperor Zhenzong from 1020 until 1022, and then officially as regent during the minority of Emperor Renzong from 1022 until her own death on 30 April 1033. As a regent, she commanded in her own name, not the name of the young emperor; she became the second woman in Chinese history to wear the imperial robe, after Wu Zetian, the only empress regnant in Chinese history. In a 2001 study, John Chaffee argued that Empress Liu's rise from an humble entertainer to a de facto ruler was a great success story in China's history, and that she made regency a "safe option" at times when "normal imperial rule was impossible."

Guo, född 1012, död 1035, var en kinesisk kejsarinna, gift med kejsar Song Renzong.

Guo var barnbarn till Guo Chong och valdes år 1024 ut till att bli kejsarinna åt kejsaren av änkekejsarinnan Liu. Kejsaren ignorerade henne och föredrog hovdamen Zhang. Vid Lius död 1033 blev Guo centralfigur för Lius förra allierade och därmed utsatt för fientlighet av kejsaren, som avskydde Liu sedan han efter hennes död fått veta att hon inte var hans biologiska mor. Guo lyckades avsätta minister Lü Yijian, men han återinsattes och rådde kejsaren att skilja sig. Två konkubiner provocerade sedan Guo tills hon sträckte sig fram för att ge dem en örfil, varpå de flyttade sig så hennes örfil träffade kejsaren. Kejsaren kunde sedan skilja sig på grund av misshandel. Skilsmässan orsakade konflikt bland ministrarna vid hovet, där ena partiet uttryckte oro för att posten som kejsarinna skulle urholkas om kejsaren kunde göra sig av med en kejsarinna hur han ville.

Consort Li, imperial consort rank Chenfei (Chinese: 李宸妃; lit. 'Consort Li of the Palace') (987 – 1032), was an imperial consort of the Song dynasty of China. She was a concubine of Emperor Zhenzong and the mother of Emperor Renzong. She was posthumously honored as Empress Dowager Zhangyi (章懿皇太后), after Emperor Renzong discovered that she was his real mother.

Consort Yang (984–1036), was an imperial consort of Emperor Zhenzong and the de facto foster mother of Emperor Renzong. She was given the title of empress dowager in her later years.

After becoming a concubine, Lady Yang was well liked by the emperor.

When the heir to the throne, the future Emperor Renzong, was born to Consort Li in 1010, Lady Yang supported Empress Liu's claim to be his mother, while Lady Yang was given the actual responsibility for his upbringing. She was described as submissive and loyal to Empress Liu, and gentle and tender towards her fosterling Renzong.

Upon Emperor Zhenzong's death in 1022, Lady Yang was promoted to the rank of dowager consort in his will. Empress Liu took the role of regent during Renzong's minority, but kept it until her own death in 1033, even after he had reached legal majority. Upon her death, Empress Liu proclaimed Dowager Consort Yang as empress dowager and declared that she was now to be regent for the emperor. Though Emperor Renzong refused to accept this arrangement he did give her the rank of empress dowager, but without political power.

Empress Guo (c. 975 – 4 May 1007) was a Chinese empress consort of the Song Dynasty, married to Emperor Zhenzong of Song.

She became the primary consort of Zhezong in 991, in a marriage arranged by his father the emperor. The marriage produced a son, which died in childhood. She became his empress consort when he succeeded to the throne in 997.