Lady Liu (劉氏) | 24 Histories

Overview

Lady Liu was an Exemplary Widow.

Life and dates

Age

Years 17 · Reckoning Age at widowhood
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passage 154

Attested activity

AD 386 to AD 534 魏世
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 98, passage 1

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Posthumous son of Zhang Hongchu (張洪初遺腹子)
bore a son 生子
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passage 154
Sibling of Elder brother of Lady Liu (張洪初妻劉氏之兄)
elder brother 兄 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passage 156
Spouse of Zhang Hongchu (張洪初)
wife 妻 · Widowed
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passages 1, 154

Kinship Role parents-in-law · Count 2
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passage 155

Career and standing

Remained a widow for life
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passage 157

Events and relationships

Cared for her elderly parents in law morning and evening
Filial service
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passage 155

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 98Volume 92: Notable Women: Cui Lan's Consort Feng, Feng Zhuo's Consort Liu, Wei Pu's Consort Fang, Hu Changming's Consort Zhang · 4 passages

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崔覽妻封氏封卓妻劉氏魏溥妻房氏胡長命妻張氏平原女子孫氏房愛親妻崔氏涇州貞女兕先氏[1] 姚氏婦楊氏張洪初妻劉氏[2] 董景起妻張氏陽尼妻高氏史映周妻耿氏任城國太妃孟氏苟金龍妻劉氏盧元禮妻李氏河東孝女姚氏刁思遵妻魯氏 Lady Feng, consort of Cui Lan; Lady Liu, consort of Feng Zhuo; Lady Fang, consort of Wei Pu; Lady Zhang, consort of Hu Changming; Sun Nanyu of Pingyuan; Lady Cui, consort of Fang Aiqin; the chaste woman Sixian of Jing Prefecture; Lady Yang of the Yao household; Lady Liu, consort of Zhang Hongchu; Lady Zhang, consort of Dong Jingqi; Lady Gao, consort of Yang Ni; Lady Geng, consort of Shi Yingzhou; Grand Consort Meng of Rencheng; Lady Liu, consort of Gou Jinlong; Lady Li, consort of Lu Yuanli; the filial daughter Yao of Hedong; Lady Lu, consort of Diao Sizun.

滎陽京縣人張洪初妻劉氏，年十七，夫亡，遺腹生子，三歲又沒。 Lady Liu, consort of Zhang Hongchu of Jing County in Xingyang, was seventeen when her husband died; she bore a posthumous son who died at age three.

劉氏自誓弗許，以終其身。 Lady Liu vowed never to consent and remained a widow for life.

張洪初妻劉氏北史卷九一傳目及傳「初」作「祁」。 Lady Liu, consort of Zhang Hongchu: in juan 91 of the History of the Northern Dynasties, both the table of contents and the biography read "Qi" instead of "Chu."