Empress Wang (Southern Ming)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王).

Empress Xiaogangkuang (died 1662) was a Chinese empress consort of the Southern Ming dynasty, empress to the Yongli Emperor. She converted to Roman Catholicism and adopted the name Anne.^[1]

Letter from the Empress Dowager Helena Wang (the "honorary mother" of the Yongli Emperor) to the Pope with a request for help. November 1650. Latin translation by Michał Boym.

References

1. Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: v. 1: The Qing Period, 1644-1911

Chinese royalty
Preceded by Empress Xiaoyixiang	Empress consort of the Southern Ming dynasty 1646–1662	None Southern Ming dynasty was ended in 1662
	Empress consort of China 1646–1662	Succeeded by Empress Xiaochengren (Qing dynasty)