Fujiwara no Genshi

In 1036, she acted as a substitute court lady in the purification ceremony at Emperor Go-Suzaku's first niiname-sai harvest festival.

Favored by the Emperor, Genshi bore him two girls, but died in childbirth at the age of 23 without giving birth to a prince.

According to the records of Ise Shrine (太神宮諸雑事記, daijingū shozō-kiji), when Genshi was bathing ten days after giving birth, there was a great storm.

Amidst the lightning and thunder and heavy rain, Genshi died on the spot.

Unless otherwise noted (as BC), years are in CE / AD 1 individuals that were given the title of empress posthumously 2 individuals elevated to the rank of empress due to their position as honorary mother of the emperor 3 Shōshi served briefly as honorary empress for her younger brother Emperor Go-Daigo This biography of a member of the Imperial House of Japan is a stub.