| Empress Cao | |||||
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Empress_of_Renzong_of_Song.jpg) Empress Cao in the middle, with assistants | |||||
| Grand empress dowager of the Song dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 1067–1079 | ||||
| Empress dowager of the Song dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 1063–1067 | ||||
| Empress consort of the Song dynasty | |||||
| Tenure | 1034–1063 | ||||
| Born | 1016 | ||||
| Died | 16 November 1079 (aged 63) | ||||
| Spouse | Emperor Renzong of Song | ||||
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Empress Cao (1016 – November 16, 1079) was a Chinese empress consort of the Song dynasty, married to Emperor Renzong of Song. She served as regent of China during the illness of Renzong's successor Emperor Yingzong, from 1063 until 1064.