Yang Yan (楊艷) (238 – August 25, 274 ), courtesy name Qiongzhi (瓊芝), formally Empress Wuyuan (武元皇后, "the martial and discerning empress") was an empress of the Western Jin dynasty . She was the first wife of Emperor Wu .
20-578: Empress Yang may refer to: Empresses with surname Yáng 楊 [ edit ] Empress Yang Yan (238–274), empress of the Jin dynasty Empress Yang Zhi (259–292), empress of the Jin dynasty and Yang Yan's cousin. Empress Yang (Former Qin) (died 386), empress of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin Empress Yang (Lü Zuan's wife) (died 401), empress of
40-704: A concubine. This decision displeased Emperor Wu, so he took over the selection process. Despite this and her husband's obsession with accumulating concubines, they appeared to have had a genuine and continuing affection for each other. In 274, Empress Yang grew ill. She became concerned that whoever would be empress next (she was particularly concerned about Consort Hu Fen (胡芬), whom Emperor Wu greatly favoured) would not support her son. She therefore asked Emperor Wu to marry her cousin Yang Zhi . Emperor Wu, distressed over her illness, agreed. She died soon thereafter in August and
60-474: A crown princely title, is not automatically hereditary. It generally requires a specific conferral by the sovereign, which may be withheld. Current and past titles in this category include: Currently, the following monarchies use the term "crown prince" (or "crown princess") for the heirs apparent to their thrones: In addition, the following heirs apparent to deposed monarchies continue to use their former titles by international courtesy: In Islamic tradition,
80-410: A descendant of a deceased older child who, by "right of representation", inherits the same place in the line of succession that would be held by the ancestor if he or she were still living (for example, Carl Gustaf, Duke of Jämtland was the crown prince of Sweden from 1950 to 1973, as the senior grandson by male primogeniture of King Gustaf VI Adolf , although the former Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland
100-415: A title below that of king/queen or emperor/empress (such as grand duke or prince ), although it is sometimes used as a synonym for heir apparent. In Europe, where primogeniture governed succession to all monarchies except those of the papacy and Andorra , the eldest son or (more recently) eldest child of the current monarch fills the role of crown prince or princess, depending upon whether females of
120-460: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Empress Yang Yan Yang Yan was a daughter of Yang Wenzong (楊文宗), a marquess during the Cao Wei era, and his wife Lady Zhao. Her mother died early, probably when she was still in infancy, and she was initially raised by her maternal uncle and aunt (who breastfed her). After she grew older, she
140-701: The dynasty enjoy personal succession rights . Male precedence has been abolished in Belgium , Denmark , Luxembourg , Norway , Sweden and the Netherlands , as well as in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms pursuant to the Succession to the Crown Act 2013 . The eldest living child of a monarch is sometimes not the heir apparent or crown prince, because that position can be held by
160-538: The spouse of a crown prince. She would be styled crown princess, not in her own right but by courtesy . Many European countries have now abolished male primogeniture; a notable exception is Spain. Today, in monarchies lower than royal rank the term "crown prince" is used in English (e.g. Crown Prince of Umm al-Quwain ). The term crown prince is not used in European monarchies if the hereditary sovereign holds
180-520: The Cao Wei emperor Cao Huan to abdicate in favour of him about five months later. This action ended the state of Cao Wei and Sima Yan established the Jin dynasty (as Emperor Wu). On 20 March 266, he created Yang Yan as empress. Empress Yang's oldest son, Sima Gui (司馬軌), died whilst a child, making her second son, Sima Zhong the legitimate heir, by traditional succession laws. However, Emperor Wu hesitated about selecting him as crown prince because he
200-587: The Chinese/Di state Later Liang Empress Yang (Lü Long's wife) , empress of the Chinese/Di state Later Liang Yang Lihua (561–609), empress of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou Empress Yang (Song dynasty) (1162–1232), wife of Emperor Ningzong of Song Empresses with surname Yáng 羊 [ edit ] Yang Xianrong (died 322), empress of Emperor Hui of Jin and Liu Yao of Han-Zhao in ancient China See also [ edit ] Consort Yang (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
220-455: The heir presumptive to the crown may hold a different title from an heir apparent : hereditary prince (German: Erbprinz , French: prince héréditaire ). It is also the title borne by the heir apparent of Liechtenstein , as well as the heir apparent or presumptive of Monaco . In Luxembourg , the heir apparent bears the title of hereditary grand duke ( German : Erbgroßherzog , Luxembourgish : ierfgroussherzog ); along with hereditary prince, it
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#1732793193345240-658: The position of heir apparent (e.g. Prince of Wales in the United Kingdom , Prince of Asturias in the Kingdom of Spain and formerly the Dauphin in France ). In these monarchies, the term crown prince may be used less often than the substantive title (or never). Until the late twentieth century, no modern monarchy adopted a system whereby females would be guaranteed to succeed to the throne (i.e. absolute primogeniture ). A crown princess would therefore be more likely to refer to
260-499: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Empress Yang . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Empress_Yang&oldid=1246065296 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Lists of empresses by surname Hidden categories: Short description
280-433: The title, crown princess , is held by a woman who is heir apparent or is married to the heir apparent. Crown prince as a descriptive term has been used throughout history for the prince who is first-in-line to a throne and is expected to succeed (i.e. the heir apparent), barring any unforeseen future event preventing this. In certain monarchies, a more specific substantive title may be accorded and become associated with
300-487: Was developmentally disabled . Empress Yang was instrumental in persuading him to have her son designated crown prince anyway, arguing that tradition should not be abandoned easily. She was also instrumental in her son's selection of a wife, as Emperor Wu initially favoured Wei Guan 's daughter, but Empress Yang, friendly with Jia Chong 's wife Lady Guo , praised Jia's daughter Jia Nanfeng greatly, leading to Jia Nanfeng's selection as crown princess. In 273, when Emperor Wu
320-709: Was Gustaf VI Adolf's eldest living son, and Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland his eldest living dynastic son during those years). In some monarchies, those of the Middle East for example, in which primogeniture is not the decisive factor in dynastic succession, a person may not possess the title or status of crown prince by right of birth, but may obtain (and lose) it as a result of an official designation made on some other legal or traditional basis, such as former crown prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan . Compare heir apparent and heir presumptive . In Scandinavian kingdoms,
340-505: Was also the title borne by the heirs apparent to the thrones of the grand duchies, sovereign duchies and principalities , and of mediatized princely families in the German monarchies abolished in 1918. Many monarchies use or did use substantive titles for their heirs apparent, often of historical origin: Some monarchies have used (although not always de jure ) a territorial title for heirs apparent which, though often perceived as
360-492: Was buried with honours due an empress in the tomb that her husband was eventually buried at when he died in May 290. Concubine Zuo Fen wrote a long song of mourning in her honour. In December 276, based on his promise to her, the emperor married Yang Zhi and created her empress. Crown prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy . The female form of
380-613: Was raised by her stepmother Lady Duan. By this time, her father, who is said to have also died early, was probably dead. When she was young, she was described as intelligent, studious and beautiful. A fortune teller once foretold that she would have an extraordinary honour, and it was said that when the Cao Wei regent Sima Zhao heard this, he took her and married her to his eldest son Sima Yan. She had three sons and three daughters with her husband. After Sima Zhao's death in September 265, Sima Yan inherited his father's position and forced
400-579: Was seeking beautiful women to serve as his concubines, he initially put Empress Yang in charge of the selection process. She preferred those women with slender bodies and fair skin, but did not favour those with beautiful faces. She also left off the list a beauty named Bian, whom Emperor Wu favoured, stating that since the Bians have served as empresses for three generations of Cao Wei rulers ( Cao Cao 's wife Princess Bian , Cao Mao 's empress and Cao Huan 's empress ) that it would be too degrading for her to be
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