Empress Wu (Song dynasty)

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Empress Xiansheng 宪圣慈烈皇后
Empress consort of the Southern Song dynasty
Tenure	18 May 1143 – 24 July 1162
Predecessor	Empress Xianjie
Successor	Empress Xia
Tenure	24 July 1162 – 9 November 1187
Empress dowager of the Southern Song dynasty
Tenure	9 November 1187 – 28 June 1194
Grand empress dowager of the Southern Song dynasty
Tenure	28 June 1194 – 12 December 1197
Born	11 September 1115 Bianjing, Henan, China
Died	12 December 1197(1197-12-12) (aged 82) Lin'an, Zhejiang, China
Burial	Yongsiling (永思陵) Shaoxing, Zhejiang
Spouse	Emperor Gaozong
Posthumous name Empress Xiansheng Cilie (憲聖慈烈皇后)
Father	Wu Jin

Empress Wu (11 September 1115 – 12 December 1197) was a Chinese empress consort of the Song dynasty, married to Emperor Gaozong of Song. She played an influential part in politics of the Southern Song dynasty for 35 years having caused the abdication of three subsequent monarchs: Emperor Gaozong in 1162, Emperor Xiaozong in 1189, and Emperor Guangzong in 1194.^[1]