唐《嗣赵王妃窦氏墓志》释读

An Interpretation to The Tomb Epigraph of Consort of The Heir Apparent to King Zhao, Née Dou of The Tang Dynasty

本文以释读新见嗣赵王妃窦婌墓志为契机,对史料中较少记载的赵王世系及成员婚嫁状况进行了全面梳理,明确了赵王房仅传三代而绝嗣的史事,对赵王妃窦婌的生平及祖、父的履官经历等略作复原,逐一分析了窦氏家族成员与皇族的联姻状况。作者认为,史料记载的窦氏所出"二皇后、六王妃、八驸马"或仅为概言,实际上其家族与皇族的婚姻网络更加宽泛和复杂。也正是因为这种长期联姻关系的存在,才使窦家一直维持着极高的外戚地位,也能在各种机缘下不断推出皇后,成为唐代名副其实的外戚世家。

The textual research into the family genealogy and joint-marriages of the King Zhao branch starts with the text on the tombstone of Née Dou who was consort of Heir apparent to King Zhao(titled Sì Zhàowángfēi Dòushì Mùzhì in Chinese pinyin) and finds the following: The Zhaos ended heirless after three generations. But Née Dou’s life story and her ancestors’ official career experience suggest that the Dous had a more complicated marriage relationship with the royal family than what is recorded historically. It worked solidly to guarantee the high official and social status of the Dou family as the outer clans of imperial consort for generations during the Tang Dynasty.