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151: 683:). An empress dowager wielded absolute power over the harem and imperial family and sometimes even for important issues that were necessary, the emperor or officials went to empress dowager to consult. Empress Dowager's position was second after the emperor, but she was ahead of him in respect, because the emperor lowered his head in front of her to show his respect and stood in front of her with respect and politeness, even was precise in the way he spoke and faced her. Numerous empress dowagers held 1040: 1268: 1211: 32: 1909:"Souborný katalog AV ČR - Zápas o funkci nejvyššího štolmistra na dvoře císařovny vdovy Eleonory Gonzagové : Edice důvěrné korespondence bratří Ditrichštejnů z roku 1683 = Struggle for the stallmeister's position on the court of the empress dowager Eleonora Gonzaga. : Edition of private correspondence between the Dietrichstein brothers dated 1683 / Jiří Kubeš" 1581:. Her son was appointed as crown prince, but later he was dethroned from the seat of crown prince to a normal prince due to an event. Her husband's concubine Lady Đỗ Thụy Châu gave birth to a prince and he was appointed as crown prince later. After her husband's death, the crown prince ascended to the throne, she became empress dowager. 1457:
of India. Her son, her grandson and her great-grandson all died before their wives, and their widows were known as Empresses dowager in this Indian context. Had George VI, the last Emperor of India, died before the independence of India was proclaimed in 1947, his widow would have been known as the
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during the reign of underage emperors. Many of the most prominent empress dowagers also extended their control for long periods after the emperor was old enough to govern. This was a source of political turmoil according to the traditional view of Chinese history.
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dowager empress of India. However, George VI did not die until 1952, some years after India's formal independence and the renunciation of the title Emperor of India by the British monarch (which took place formally in 1948).
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Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna was briefly and concurrently, along with her mother in-law Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, a Dowager empress. She is therefore often forgotten as a Dowager Empress.
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and married him. Once again she took the title of empress consort. Because she was an empress twice with two different emperors, she is called "Hoàng hậu hai triều" (Two-dynasty Empress).
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and was crowned alongside him in 962. After her husbands death, her son Otto II succeeded as Emperor, and on his death he was succeeded by Adelaide's grandson
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In the complex organization of the Japanese Imperial Court, the title of "empress dowager" does not automatically devolve to the principal consort of an
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ascended to the throne, she became empress dowager and handled all political matters. But later she dethroned her son and ceded the throne to
1373:(Louise of Baden) walked behind, which caused resentment on the part of the young empress. The same thing happened decades later when Emperor 1415: 1584:
Empress Dowager Đỗ Thụy Châu: After her son ascended to the throne, she became the co-empress dowager with Empress Dowager Chiêu Linh.
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Dowager empresses of Russia held precedence over the Empress consort. This was occasionally a source of tension. For example, when
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Empress Dowager An Toàn (?–1226): She was famous for misusing authority during the reign of her son
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of the same generation, while a woman from the previous generation was sometimes given the title of
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vehemently opposed and forced her to the death. Her tenure of being an empress dowager is one year.
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Lomax, John (18 October 2013). "Constance (1154–1198)". In Emmerson, Richard K. (ed.).
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The following were among the individuals who were granted this imperial title:
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The Empress Matilda : queen consort, queen mother and lady of the English
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Empress Dowager Tuyên Từ (?–1318): A concubine and younger sister-in-law of
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Empress Dowager Từ Cung (1890–1980), mother of the last Vietnamese Emperor
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forced her son to abdicate and be a monk at the pagoda, her son did as
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Notes: The parentheses show the dates of birth and the dates of death.
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was the Holy Roman Empress from 1114 by her marriage to Emperor
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Mother or widow of an emperor in the Chinese cultural sphere
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Despite having abandoned the throne of Sicily for her son
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ceded the throne to his son with Empress Bảo Thánh,
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Imperial, royal, noble,
gentry and chivalric ranks in Europe


Emperor, Empress
dowager
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