Five Dynasties · Palace consort or lady of Later Jin

Madame Yuan 元氏

Yuan shi

Attested AD 943

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Madame Yuan was a Palace consort or lady of Later Jin.

IdentityHistorical · Female

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 86Volume 86 Book of Later Jin 12: Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage
前左禦正齊國夫人吳氏進封燕國夫人,書省魏國夫人崔氏進封梁國夫人,前右禦正天水郡夫人趙氏封衛國夫人,司簿孟氏封汧國夫人,前司簿李氏封隴西郡夫人,弟子院使齊氏、大使郭氏、副使賈氏並封本縣君,太后宮尚宮陳留郡夫人何氏進封鄭國夫人,河南郡夫人元氏進封齊國夫人,知客出使夫人石氏封武威郡夫人,春宮姚氏、常氏、焦氏、王氏、陶氏、魏氏、趙氏七人並超封郡夫人,寶省婉美趙氏封天水郡夫人,武氏以下十一人並授春宮,天福八年十一月敕。 Former Left Imperial Rectifier Madame Wu of Qi was advanced to Madame of Yan; Secretariat Madame Cui of Wei was advanced to Madame of Liang; Former Right Imperial Rectifier Madame Zhao of Tianshui Commandery was enfeoffed Madame of Wei; Registrar Madame Meng was enfeoffed Madame of Qian; Former Registrar Madame Li was enfeoffed Madame of Longxi Commandery; Palace of Disciples Commissioner Qi, Grand Commissioner Guo, and Vice Commissioner Jia were all enfeoffed as Ladies of their native counties; Chief Palace Officer of the empress dowager's palace Madame He of Chenliu Commandery was advanced to Madame of Zheng; Madame Yuan of Henan Commandery was advanced to Madame of Qi; Guest Reception Envoy Madame Shi was enfeoffed Madame of Wuwei Commandery; Spring Palace ladies Yao, Chang, Jiao, Wang, Tao, Wei, and Zhao — seven in all — were exceptionally enfeoffed as Commandery Madames; Graceful Beauty Madame Zhao of the Baosheng Palace was enfeoffed Madame of Tianshui Commandery; Wu and eleven below were all appointed to the Spring Palace — by edict of the eleventh month of Tianfu 8.