Empress Fu (傅皇后) (personal name unknown) (d. 1 BC), formally Empress Xiaoai (孝哀皇后), was an empress during Han Dynasty. Her husband (perhaps in name only, for he appeared to be far more enamored with his male favorite and probable lover Dong Xian than he was with her) was Emperor Ai. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC - 0s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC 1 2 3 4 Events Births December 25 - Jesus (died about... Emperor is also a Norwegian black metal band; see Emperor (band). ... Han commanderies and kingdoms AD 2. ... Emperor Ai of Han (27 BC–1 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty. ...

Empress Fu was the daughter of her husband's grandmother Consort Fu's cousin Fu Yan (傅晏). She became his consort when he was still the Prince of Dingtao and later crown prince. After the death of his uncle Emperor Cheng in 6 BC, he ascended the throne as Emperor Ai, and she was created his empress that same year. Her father was created the Marquess of Kongxiang. Emperor Cheng of Han (51 BC–7 BC) was an emperor of the Chinese Han Dynasty ruling from 33 BC until 7 BC. Under Emperor Cheng, the Han dynasty continued its slide into disintegration while the Wang clan continued its slow grip on power and on governmental affairs as promoted... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC - 0s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 11 BC 10 BC 9 BC 8 BC 7 BC 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC 1...

Very little is known about Empress Fu's life before or after she became an empress. She appeared to have very little influence on her husband or other political figures during her years as an empress.

By the time Emperor Ai died in 1 BC, Empress Fu's main support, Consort Fu, had already been dead for two years, and she suddenly was all alone as her father and her other relatives were purged from government by Grand Empress Dowager Wang's nephew Wang Mang. Wang, who bore grudges against Consort Fu and Emperor Ai, did not permit her to become empress dowager, and a brief time after Emperor Ai's death, he had her demoted to commoner status and ordered her to guard her husband's tomb -- even though she was not personally involved in any of the political intrigue. She committed suicide that day. Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC - 0s BC - 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 6 BC 5 BC 4 BC 3 BC 2 BC 1 BC 1 2 3 4 Events Births December 25 - Jesus (died about... Empress Wang Zhengjun (Traditional Chinese: 王政君), official short-form imperial title Empress Yuan of Han (元皇后), later and more commonly known as Grand Empress Dowager Wang (b. ... Wang Mang (王莽, pinyin: Wáng Măng) (45 BC–October 6, 23) was a Han Dynasty official who seized the throne from the Liu family and founded Xin (or Hsin) Dynasty (新朝, meaning new dynasty), ruling AD 8–23. ...