Lista de Personas Famosas llamadas Empress

Lü Zhi, nombre de cortesía Exu, generalmente conocida como Emperatriz Lü y Emperatriz viuda Lü, o formalmente Emperatriz Gao de Han, fue la emperatriz consorte del Emperador Gaozu, y la primera emperatriz de la dinastía Han. Tuvieron dos hijos conocidos, Liu Ying y la princesa Yuan de Lu. Lü fue la primera consorte en ostentar oficialmente el título de emperatriz en la historia china, después de la muerte del emperador Gaozu fue honrada con el también nuevo título de Emperatriz Viuda y más tarde Magnífica Emperatriz Viuda (太皇太后) durante los cortos reinados del Emperador Hui y sus sucesores Liu Gong y Liu Hong.

Duoqimuli, of the Manchu Plain Yellow Banner Ula Nara clan, was the wife and empress consort of Yinzhen, the Yongzheng Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 1723 until her death in 1731. She was posthumously honoured with the title Empress Xiaojingxian. The Yongzheng Emperor did not elevate any of his other consorts to the position of empress after she died.

Empress Wang was an Empress of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. Her husband was Emperor Xuanzong. She was initially made empress after he became emperor in 712, but eventually lost favor to Consort Wu, partly because she never had a son. Her brother Wang Shouyi (王守一) tried to use magic to regain favor for her, but this was discovered, causing her to be deposed and Wang Shouyi to be forced to commit suicide in 724. She died soon thereafter.

Empress Sun was a Chinese Empress consort of the Ming Dynasty, married to the fifth Ming monarch, the Xuande Emperor. She was mother of Zhu Qizhen, the Yingzong Emperor. He became the sixth Ming emperor as a child, but then as a young man led a disastrous campaign against the Mongols during which hundreds of thousands of Ming warriors were killed, and he himself was captured during an event referred to as the Tumu Crisis. He was forced to abdicate in 1449, and his half-brother Zhu Qiyu was installed as the seventh Ming ruler, the Jingtai Emperor, for several years. After Qizhen's return from Mongol hands, he eventually led a coup against his half-brother and resumed his role as monarch in a newly named reign as Tianshun Emperor before passing away in 1464. Empress Sun remained known as "Empress Dowager" through the Yingzong, Jingtai, and Tianshun reigns, until her death in 1462.

Empress Xiaoshurui, of the Manchu Plain White Banner Hitara clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and first empress consort of Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 1796 until her death in 1797, having been empress for barely a year.

Wei Zifu, póstumamente conocida como Emperatriz Si del Filial Wu o Wei Si Hou, fue una emperatriz consorte de la dinastía Han. Fue la segunda esposa del famoso Emperador Wu y su cónyuge 49 años, de los que 38 fueron como su emperatriz, la segunda más tiempo como tal de la historia china. Fue la madre del Emperador Wu, abuela del heredero aparente Liu Ju y bisabuela de Liu Bingyi, así como medio hermana mayor del famoso general Wei Qing, la tía más joven de Huo Qubing, y la medio tía del destacado estadista Huo Guang.

La emperatriz Zhangxian Mingsu (章獻明肅皇后); lit. "La emperatriz ordenada, digna, sabia y solemne", más conocida como emperatriz Liu (劉皇后), fue una emperatriz de la dinastía Song, casada con el emperador Zhenzong en 1012 y que rápidamente se ganó la confianza del emperador para tratar asuntos de gobierno. Gobernó extraoficialmente como regente de China durante la enfermedad del emperador Zhenzong desde 1020 hasta 1022, y luego oficialmente como regente durante la minoría de edad del emperador Renzong desde 1022 hasta su propia muerte en 1033. Como regente, mandaba en su propio nombre, no en el del joven emperador, se convirtió en la segunda mujer de la historia de China en llevar el manto imperial, después de Wu Zetian, la única emperatriz regente en la historia de China.

Empress Gongrangzhang, personal name Hu Shanxiang, was a Chinese Empress consort of the Ming Dynasty, married to the Xuande Emperor.

Empress Xiaoherui, of the Manchu Bordered Yellow Banner Niohuru clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second empress consort of Yongyan, the Jiaqing Emperor. She was Empress consort of Qing from 1801 until her husband's death in 1820, after which she was honoured as Empress Dowager Gongci during the reign of her step-son, Mianning, the Daoguang Emperor. She was the longest-serving empress consort in Qing history.

Empress Hang (1427-1456) was a Chinese Empress consort of the Ming Dynasty, married to the Jingtai Emperor.