Fujiwara no Kenshi

Fujiwara no Kenshi can refer to three people with the same name.

Fujiwara no Kenshi
Mon of the Fujiwara Clan

Daughter of Michinaga

Fujiwara no Kenshi (藤原 妍子) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan, living from 994-1027. She was the daughter of Fujiwara no Michinaga and married Emperor Sanjō.1

Daughter of Morozane

Fujiwara no Kenshi (藤原 賢子) was a member of the Fujiwara Clan, more specifically the Hokke Branch of this clan.

She was the daughter of Fujiwara no Morozane and would go on to marry Emperor Shirakawa.1

Footnotes

1. Louis Frederic, translated by Kathe Roth (2002) “Japan Encyclopedia”. London: Harvard University Press.

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Fujiwara no Kenshi