Empress Wang (Xuan)

According to legend, she was betrothed to several men in succession, but each time her fiancé died before marriage could occur.

He decided on Consort Wang, and created her empress on 26 March 64 BC and gave her a luxurious life.

Of course, she had no problem with this and was satisfied with her power, which was superior to all wives, courtiers and even male relatives of the royal family.

Empress Wang would have a role in Crown Prince Shi's eventual choice of a wife.

Emperor Xuan was concerned, so he had Empress Wang select the most beautiful of the young ladies in waiting and had them sent to Prince Shi.

She, as the mother of his first-born son Liu Ao (later Emperor Cheng), would eventually become his wife and empress.