Empress Zhang (wife of Jiajing Emperor)
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Empress Xiao Lie was a Chinese Empress consort of the Ming Dynasty
, second empress to the Jiajing Emperor
. She was deprived of the title empress in 1534 because of conflicts within the family.
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
, second empress to the Jiajing Emperor
Jiajing Emperor
The Jiajing Emperor was the 11th Ming Dynasty Emperor of China who ruled from 1521 to 1567. Born Zhu Houcong, he was the former Zhengde Emperor's cousin...
. She was deprived of the title empress in 1534 because of conflicts within the family.