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Empress Thừa Thiên (Vietnamese: Thừa Thiên Cao Hoàng Hậu; chữ Hán: 承天高皇后, 1762–1814), born Tống Phúc Thị Lan (宋福氏蘭), was the first wife of Nguyễn Phúc Ánh (future Emperor Gia Long) and mother of Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh.
| Thừa Thiên Cao Hoàng Hậu 承天高皇后 | |||||||||
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| Empress Thừa Thiên | |||||||||
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| Empress consort of the Nguyễn dynasty | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1806 – 1814 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | none | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Thuận Thiên | ||||||||
| Born | January 19, 1762 Tống Sơn district, Thanh Hóa province | ||||||||
| Died | February 22, 1814 (aged 52) Phú Xuân, Việt Nam | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Emperor Gia Long | ||||||||
| Issue | Nguyễn Phúc Chiêu Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, Crown Prince Anh Duệ | ||||||||
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| House | Nguyễn Phúc (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Father | Tống Phúc Khuông | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Lê | ||||||||
She was a daughter of general Tống Phước Khuông of the Nguyễn lords. Nguyễn Ánh married her when he was 18. Empress Thừa Thiên had two sons with Gia Long: Nguyen Phuc Chieu (who died after several days) and Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh. After her death, she was buried at Gia Long's Thiên Thọ tomb, alongside the Emperor.
References edit
- Tôn Thất Bình (1997). Kể chuyện chín Chúa mười ba Vua triều Nguyễn (in Vietnamese). Da Nang: Đà Nẵng Publishing House. pp. 45–47.