Wang Xuan (王璿) was an official of Wu Zetian's Zhou dynasty, briefly serving as chancellor.
His grandfather Wang Kuang (王纊) served as a prefectural prefect during the Tang dynasty.
His father Wang Dejian (王德儉) served as an imperial censor and was created the Baron of Guiren.
She also gave him the designation Tong Fengge Luantai Pingzhangshi (同鳳閣鸞臺平章事), making him a chancellor de facto.
Just more than a month later, however, he, along with other chancellors Li Youdao, Yuan Zhihong, Cui Shenji, Li Yuansu, and other officials Kong Siyuan (孔思元), and Ren Linghui (任令輝), were falsely accused of crimes by Wu Zetian's secret police official Wang Hongyi.