Empress Sun
| Empress Xiaogongzhang 孝恭章皇后 | |||||
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| Empress dowager of the Ming dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 7 February 1435 – 26 September 1462 | ||||
| Predecessor | Empress Dowager Zhang Empress Dowager Xiaoyi | ||||
| Successor | Empress Dowager Xiaoyi Empress Dowager Ciyi Empress Dowager Zhou | ||||
| Empress consort of the Ming dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 1428–1435 | ||||
| Predecessor | Empress Gongrangzhang | ||||
| Successor | Empress Xiaozhuangrui | ||||
| Born | c. 1399 Zouping County, Shandong | ||||
| Died | 26 September 1462 (aged 62–63) | ||||
| Burial | 23 November 1462 Jing Mausoleum | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Emperor Yingzong Princess Changde of Ming dynasty | ||||
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| Clan | Sun (孫) | ||||
| Father | Sun Zhong (孫忠) | ||||
| Mother | Dong Yuanzhen (董元貞) | ||||
Empress Xiaogongzhang (孝恭章皇后; c. 1399 – 26 September 1462), of the Sun clan, was a Chinese empress consort of the Ming dynasty, married to the fifth Ming emperor, the Xuande Emperor. She was mother of Zhu Qizhen, Emperor Yingzong.