Her Majesty the Empress Dowager

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Her Majesty the Empress Dowager is the posthumous title held by Empress Teimei of Japan after the death of her husband, Emperor Taishō.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf posthumous title
royal title
associatedDynasty Yamato dynasty
associatedEra Showa era
surface form: Shōwa era

Taisho era
surface form: Taishō era
country Japan
courtRankContext Japanese imperial court
genderOfTitleHolder female
grantedAfterEvent death of Emperor Taishō
heldBy Empress Teimei
heldByDuringReignOf Emperor Hirohito
surface form: Emperor Shōwa
holderBirthName Sadako Kujō
holderImperialName Empress Teimei
honorificCategory royal and imperial styles
honorificPrefix Her Majesty
languageOfTitle English honorific style
monarchicContext Japanese monarchy
posthumousTitleFor Empress Teimei
precededByRole Empress of Japan
religiousContext Shinto-associated imperial tradition
spouseOfTitleHolder Emperor Taishō
styleOfAddress Majesty
titleHolderRole Empress Dowager of Japan
surface form: Empress dowager of Japan
titleStatus historical
titleType imperial consort title
usedFor widow of a deceased emperor of Japan
usedInDiplomacy international diplomatic protocol involving Japan
usedInDocuments formal state and court documents
usedInMonarchy Imperial House of Japan

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Empress Teimei styleAfterHusbandDeath Her Majesty the Empress Dowager
Princess Nagako of Kuni title Her Majesty the Empress Dowager
this entity surface form: Her Majesty The Empress Dowager
Kōtaigō (Empress Dowager) hasFormOfAddress Her Majesty the Empress Dowager
subject surface form: Kōtaigō