Sui and Tang · Consort

Empress Zhang 張皇后

Zhāng huánghòu

Attested AD 756

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Empress Zhang was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 756 張皇后
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 130, passage 15

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Emperor Suzong (肅宗)
empress 皇后
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 130, passage 15
Parent of Son of Empress Zhang
had a son 有子
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 130, passage 22

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 130Volume 126 Biographies 76: Li Kui, Li Han, Chen Shaoyou, Lu Yue, Pei Xu · 2 passages

其為舍人也，宗室請加張皇后「翊聖」之號，肅宗召揆問之，對曰； While he was still a drafting secretary, the imperial clan petitioned to add the honorific "Assisting Sage" to Empress Zhang's title. Suzong called Kui in for his view, and he answered:

時代宗自廣平王改封成王，張皇后有子數歲，陰有奪宗之議。 At that time Daizong, formerly Prince of Guangping, had been redesignated Prince of Cheng. Empress Zhang had a young son, and quietly there was talk of setting him up as heir instead.