Empress Yuan may refer to:

Empress Yuan Qigui (405–440), empress of the Liu Song dynasty, wife of Emperor Wen Empress Yuan (Northern Qi), empress of Northern Qi, wife of Emperor Xiaozhao Yuan Humo (? – 616), empress of Northern Zhou, wife of Emperor Xiaomin Yuan Leshang (565 – ?), concubine of Emperor Xuan of Northern Zhou The unnamed daughter of Emperor Xiaoming of Northern Wei (528 – ?), empress regnant of Northern Wei (not widely recognised)