Empress Thuận Thiên born in Văn Xá, Hương Trà

Huong Tra

Hương Trà is a rural district of Thua Thien-Huế province in the North Central Coast region of Vietnam. As of 2003 the district had a population of 114,985. The district covers an area of 521 km²...

, Thừa Thiên; full name Trần Thị Đang was a wife of Emperor Gia Long

Gia Long

Emperor Gia Long , born Nguyễn Phúc Ánh , was an emperor of Vietnam...

 of Vietnam and mother of Emperor Minh Mạng

Minh Mang

Minh Mạng was the second emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until 20 January 1841. He was a younger son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest son, Crown Prince Canh, had died in 1801...

. She was a daughter of Vice Minister of Public Works Trần Hưng Đạt and became wife of Nguyễn Phúc Ánh during the time he was fighting Tây Sơn. She had three son with the Emperor: the first one is Nguyễn Phúc Đảm (later emperor Ming Mang

Minh Mang

Minh Mạng was the second emperor of the Nguyễn Dynasty of Vietnam, reigning from 14 February 1820 until 20 January 1841. He was a younger son of Emperor Gia Long, whose eldest son, Crown Prince Canh, had died in 1801...

), and others were Nguyễn Phúc Đài and Nguyễn Phúc Chẩn. She died in 1846, at the age of 79, buried with Gia Long in Thien Tho Tomb. She received the title of Empress posthumously.