Immediately, Emperor Zhongzong showed signs of disobeying Empress Dowager Wu. She became sole regent in 1881 after the death of Empress Dowager Ci'an. He was adopted by Empress Dowager Ci'an and Cixi. By marriage, she was Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Holy Roman Empress. Michael was the youngest child of the emperor Theophilos and his empress Theodora. Xenia helped to restore relations between Michael and their mother, the Dowager Empress. The reform was abruptly cancelled by a conservative coup led by Empress Dowager Cixi. This removal later proceeded with directions from Empress Dowager Longyu. Sunjong was the second son of Emperor Gojong and Empress Myeongseong. She then ruled as China's only empress regnant. There they referred to their parents as "the Empress" and "the Emperor". She was named after her grandmother, Marie Louise, Holy Roman Empress. Both historians became very bitter towards Justinian and his empress, Theodora. Many suspected he was poisoned by Empress Wu. The town was named after the Russian empress Maria Alexandrovna.