Empress Qian
| Empress Xiaozhuangrui 孝莊睿皇后 | |||||||||
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| Empress consort of the Ming dynasty | |||||||||
| First tenure | 8 June 1442 – 22 September 1449 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Empress Xiaogongzhang | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Wang | ||||||||
| Second tenure | 11 February 1457 – 23 February 1464 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Empress Suxiao | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Wu | ||||||||
| Born | 1426 Haizhou (present-day Lianyungang) | ||||||||
| Died | 15 July 1468 (aged 41–42) | ||||||||
| Burial | 4 September 1468 Yu Mausoleum | ||||||||
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| Clan | Qian (錢) | ||||||||
| Father | Qian Gui (錢貴) | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Chen (陳氏) | ||||||||
Empress Qian (simplified Chinese: 钱皇后; traditional Chinese: 錢皇后; pinyin: Qián huánghòu; 1426 – 15 July 1468) was a Chinese empress consort during the Ming dynasty, married to the Zhengtong Emperor. She was addressed posthumously as Empress Xiaozhuangrui (simplified Chinese: 孝庄睿皇后; traditional Chinese: 孝莊睿皇后; pinyin: Xiàozhuāngruì huánghòu)