Empress Wang
Empress of Cao Wei in 254
About Empress Wang
Born 250. Empress Wang was a Chinese.
Empress Wang (250 – 254), personal name unknown, was an empress of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was the third wife of Cao Fang, the third emperor of Cao Wei.
Very little is known about her, other than that she was the daughter of Wang Kui (王夔), the director of imperial transportation. She was created empress in May or June 254, after Cao Fang's second wife Empress Zhang was deposed in light of false accusations of treason levied against her father Zhang Ji (張緝) by the regent Sima Shi. It is not known whether Empress Wang was previously an imperial consort.
Later in 254, Cao Fang considered a coup against Sima Shi, and while he ultimately did not carry out the plan, the news leaked. Sima Shi then deposed him and demoted him to the title of "Prince of Qi" (which he held during his father Cao Rui's reign) in October 254. What happened to Empress Wang is not known, although presumably she was allowed to have the title of the Princess of Qi. Nothing further is said about her in the official histories.
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Who was Empress Wang?
Empress of Cao Wei in 254
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Empress Wang was born in 250.
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Empress Wang was Chinese.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Empress Wang (Cao Fang)
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