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Consort Wang (Chinese: 王德妃, ''pinyin'': ''Wáng'') was a consort of the
Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...
's second emperor,
Emperor Taizong of Song Zhao Jiong (20 November 939 – 8 May 997), known as Zhao Guangyi from 960 to 977 and Zhao Kuangyi before 960, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizong of Song, was the second emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 9 ...
.


Biography

The Emperor gave her the title of . The Emperor and Wang had a son,
Zhao Yuanyan Zhao Yuanyan (), officially the Prince Gongsu of Zhou (周恭肅王) (c. 986 – 13 February 1044), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Song dynasty, known for his virtues. He was the 8th son of Emperor Taizong and a younger brother of Empero ...
, called the “Eighth Prince” (born 986). At the time of the prince's birth, the Emperor's wife was Empress Li, considered the “official mother” of the Prince. The Emperor and his other consort, Lady Li, had a son Zhao Heng, who succeeded his father in 997 as
Emperor Zhenzong Emperor Zhenzong of Song (23 December 968 – 23 March 1022), personal name Zhao Heng, was the third emperor of the Song dynasty of China. He reigned from 997 to his death in 1022. His personal name was originally Zhao Dechang, but was change ...
. 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 (金城郡君) by Emperor Taizong. After she gave birth to the Eighth Prince she was promoted to the title of Beauty ''Meiren'' (美人). Eventually she became Jieyu (婕妤). Consort Wang rose up the ranks and became Zhaoyuan (昭媛), the 12th rank concubine. After she died, she was titled the Virtuous Consort (德妃) and months later (淑妃).


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