Empress Dowager Xiaoyi (Ming dynasty)

Empress Dowager Xiaoyi (Chinese: 孝翼皇太后; 1397 – 16 January 1462), of the Wu clan, was a concubine of the Xuande Emperor.

At this time Zhu Zhanji was the emperor's grandson, and she was assigned as his servant in Yuqing Palace.

After this, the next record of her is when she gave birth to Zhu Qiyu in 1428 and was instated as Consort Xian that same year.

It is rumored however that Zhu Qiyu is not the Xuande Emperor's child.

After the enthronement of the Hongguang Emperor, she was elevated to the rank of empress dowager and was given the posthumous title Empress Dowager Xiàoyì Chénhuì Shūshèn Círén Kuāngtiān Xīshèng (孝翼溫惠淑慎慈仁匡天錫聖皇太后).