Empress dowager
For the 1975 Hong Kong film, see The Empress Dowager. Imperial, royal, noble and chivalric ranks Emperor / Empress King / Queen Archduke / Archduchess Grand Prince / Grand Princess Grand Duke / Grand Duchess Prince / Princess / Infante / Infanta / Królewicz / królewna Duke / Duchess Sovereign Prince / Sovereign Princess / Fürst / Fürstin Marquess / Marquis / Marchioness / Margrave / Landgrave / Count Palatine Count / Countess / Earl Burgrave / Châtelain / Castellan Viscount / Viscountess / Vidame Baron / Baroness Baronet / Baronetess Hereditary Knight / Lady / Ritter / Ridder Knight / Dame Chevalier Esquire / Laird / Edler / Jonkheer / Junker Gentleman / Younger / Maid v t e Empress dowager (also dowager empress or empress mother ) (Chinese and Japanese: 皇太后; pinyin: húangtàihòu ; rōmaji: Kōtaigō ; Korean: 황태후 ; romaja: Hwang Tae Hu ; Vietnamese: Hoàng Thái Hậu ; hiragana: こうたいごう) is the English l...