The period of the Northern and Southern Courts (in Japan) onward, Imperial Princess Junshi, the wife of Emperor Godaigo was the last to become empress (Chugu) in 1333 and the empress by Imperial Investiture ended. 南北朝時代 (日本)以降、元弘3年(1333年)に後醍醐天皇の皇后(中宮)に立てられた珣子内親王を最後として、皇后の冊立は途絶えた。 |