Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei - Personal Information

Personal Information

  • Father
    • Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
  • Mother
    • Consort Gao Zhaorong(高照容)(d. 497), posthumously honored as Empress Wenzhao
  • Wives
    • Empress Yu (created 501, d. 507), mother of Prince Chang
    • Empress Gao Ying (高英)(created 508, d. 518), mother of Princess Jiande and an unnamed son
  • Major Concubines
    • Consort Hu, mother of Crown Prince Xu
  • Children
    • Yuan Chang (元昌) (b. 506, d. 508)
    • Yuan Xu (元詡), the Crown Prince (created 512), later Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei
    • Unnamed son, died early
    • Princess Taiyuan
    • Princess Jiande
    • Princess Yangping
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Emperor Xiaowen of Northern Wei
Emperor of Northern Wei
499–515
Succeeded by
Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei

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