Empress Guo
Song empress deposed after slapping her husband, later restored posthumously.
Empress Guo (1012 – 10 December 1035) was a Song Dynasty empress consort, wed to Emperor Renzong. She came from Yingxiang and was the granddaughter of commandant Guo Chong. On 24 December 1024, Regent Dowager Empress Liu chose Guo as empress for the child emperor. Renzong ignored her, favoring a palace woman named Zhang. After Dowager Liu died in April 1033, the emperor turned against her allies, who gathered around Guo. Guo got Grand Chancellor Lü Yijian exiled, but he returned within a year and urged the emperor to divorce her.
Quick Facts
- Birth
- 1012
- Death
- 10 December 1035
- Title
- Empress consort of the Song Dynasty
- Spouse
- Emperor Renzong of Song
- Family origin
- Yingxiang
- Grandfather
- Guo Chong
- Elevation date
- 24 December 1024
- Restoration to rank
- 12 February 1036
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- Guo was deposed after she tried to slap Consort Yang and Consort Shang but missed and struck the emperor instead.
- In 1034, the emperor sent Consort Shang to a nunnery and moved Consort Yang to another residence.
- Empress Guo died a mysterious death in December 1035, and was restored to the rank of Empress on 12 February 1036.
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