Princess Noriko (1177–1210)

Princess Noriko
範子内親王
Empress consort of Japan
Tenure10 April 1198 – 5 October 1206
Born4 December 1177
Died13 May 1210(1210-05-13) (aged 32)
Heian-kyō (Kyōto)
HouseImperial House of Japan
FatherEmperor Takakura
MotherKogō-no-Tsubone

Princess Noriko (範子内親王; 4 December 1177 – 13 May 1210) was an Empress of Japan during the early Kamakura period. She was appointed honorary mother (junbo) of her nephew Emperor Tsuchimikado and served as empress from 1198 through 1206 during the early part of his reign.[1]

She was the daughter of Emperor Takakura and Court Lady Kogō-no-Tsubone (小督局; b. 1157), Fujiwara no Shigenori's daughter. She was later known as Empress Dowager Bōmon-in (坊門院).

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  1. ^ Venning, Timothy (2023). A compendium of world sovereigns: Volume II Medieval. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-032-36198-7.
Japanese royalty
Preceded by Empress consort of Japan
1198–1206
Succeeded by