Consort Wang (Taizong)


Consort Wang was a consort of the Song Dynasty's second emperor, Emperor Taizong of Song.

Biography

The Emperor gave her title of shufei. Emperor and Wang had the son, Zhao Yuanyan, called the “Eighth Prince”. At the time of the prince’s birth, Emperor’s wife was Empress Li, considered the “official mother” of the Prince. Emperor and his other consort, Lady Li, had son Zhao Heng, who succeeded his father in 997 as Emperor Zhenzong.
When Wang became ill, she was served by her son personally, who thus showed filial piety.

Ranks

Lady Wang was first titled the Lady of Jincheng County by Emperor Taizong. After she gave birth to the Eighth Prince she was promoted to the title of Beauty Meiren. Eventually she became Jieyu. Consort Wang rose up the ranks and became Zhaoyuan, the 12th rank concubine. After she died, she was titled the Virtuous Consort defei and months later Shufei.