Fujiwara no Kanshi

, also known as was an empress consort of Emperor Go-Reizei of Japan. Her given name can also be read Yoshiko. Life She was the third daughter of Fujiwara no Norimichi. Her mother was the eldest daughter of Fujiwara no Kintō. In 1024, when Kanshi was only four years old, her mother died. Consort In 1047, after the enthronement of Emperor Go-Reizei, Kanshi entered his court. In 1049, they had a son, but he was either stillborn or died shortly after birth. After Fujiwara no Hiroko entered the court in 1050, Hiroko was proclaimed empress consort in spite of Kanshi's seniority, and Kanshi began to seclude herself in her estate. From 1051 onward, she lived with her brother Jōen, a monk, in Ono at the base of Mount Hiei, spending her days in Buddhist prayer.