Thừa Thiên (empress)

Thừa Thiên Cao Hoàng Hậu
承天高皇后
Empress Thừa Thiên
Empress consort of the Nguyễn dynasty
Tenure1806 – 1814
Predecessornone
SuccessorEmpress Thuận Thiên
BornJanuary 19, 1762
Tống Sơn district, Thanh Hóa province
DiedFebruary 22, 1814(1814-02-22) (aged 52)
Phú Xuân, Việt Nam
Burial
Thiên Thọ Tomb
SpouseEmperor Gia Long
IssueNguyễn Phúc Chiêu
Nguyễn Phúc Cảnh, Crown Prince Anh Duệ
Names
Tống Phúc Thị Lan (宋福氏蘭)
Posthumous name
Thừa Thiên Tá Thánh Hậu Đức Từ Nhân Giản Cung Tề Hiếu Dục Chính Thuận Nguyên Cao hoàng hậu
承天佐聖厚德慈仁簡恭齊孝翼正順元高皇后
HouseNguyễn Phúc (by marriage)
FatherTống Phúc Khuông
MotherLady Lê

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.

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

  • Tôn Thất Bình (1997). Kể chuyện chín Chúa mười ba Vua triều Nguyễn (in Vietnamese). Da Nang: Đà Nẵng Publishing House. pp. 45–47.