| Queen Wonjeong 원정왕후 | |||||||||
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| Princess of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | ?–1009 | ||||||||
| Successor | Queen Wonhwa | ||||||||
| Monarch | Wang Chi, King Seongjong | ||||||||
| Queen consort of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1009 – 23 April 1018 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1009 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Queen Seonjeong | ||||||||
| Successor | Queen Wonhwa | ||||||||
| Died | 23 April 1018 Hyeondeok Palace, Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | Hwareung tomb | ||||||||
| Spouse |
Hyeonjong of Goryeo
(m. 1009–1018) | ||||||||
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| Father | Seongjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Munhwa of the Seonsan Kim clan | ||||||||
Queen Wonjeong of the Seonsan Kim clan (Korean: 원정왕후 김씨; Hanja: 元貞王后 金氏; d. 23 April 1018) was a Goryeo princess as the older daughter and child of King Seongjong, from Queen Munhwa who became a queen consort through her marriage with her half first cousin once removed, King Hyeonjong as his first and primary wife. From this marriage, Queen Wonjeong became the seventh reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Seonjeong, her stepsister and predecessor.
In 1009, after Kang Cho led a coup to dethroned King Mokjong and appointed Wang Sun as the new king, she then was chosen to be his first wife and Queen consort. During her lifetime, she was called as Princess Yeonheung (연흥궁주; 延興宮主) and Queen Hyeondeok (현덕왕후; 玄德王后) while lived in the "Hyeondeok Palace" (현덕궁; 玄德宮). A year later, when the Khitans invaded, the king moved to the south and she then follow him as well to Naju. After it was retreated, they then returned to the royal palace.
Meanwhile, on 23 April 1018, she died at her own residence ("Hyeondeok Palace") and was buried in "Hwareung Tomb" (화릉; 和陵). She then received her posthumous name of Won-jeong (원정; 元貞) and Ui-hye (의혜; 懿惠) in 1027 (18th year reign of her husband).
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Park Si-eun and Lee Ra-hye in the 2009 KBS2 TV series Empress Cheonchu
- Portrayed by Lee Si-a in the 2023 KBS2 TV series Korea–Khitan War.
Notes
- In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), she died on 5th day of the 4th month of 1018.
References
- Jong-ki, Park (2015). 고려사의 재발견: 한반도 역사상 가장 개방적이고 역동적인 500년 고려 역사를 만나다 [Rediscovering the History of Goryeo: An Encounter with the 500 Years History of Goryeo, the Most Open and Dynamic in Korean History] (in Korean). Humanist. ISBN 9788958629023.
- Eun-shik, Lee (2014). 필수역사용어해설사전 [Essential History Dictionary] (in Korean). Taoreum. p. 386. ISBN 9788994125855.
- 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 성종 소생 공주 > 원정왕후. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中) [A Collection of Korean Women's Relationships: The Middle Ages (Part 2)] (in Korean). Ewha Womans University Women's Research Center: Ewha Womans University Press. 1985. p. 17. ISBN 9788973000432.
- 이야기 고려왕조실록 (상) [Story of the Goryeo Royal Records (Top)] (in Korean). Korean History Research Institute: Taoreum. 2009. ISBN 9788996200833.
- ^ 고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 현종 후비 원정왕후 김씨. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中) [A Collection of Korean Women's Relationships: The Middle Ages (Part 2)] (in Korean). Ewha Womans University Women's Research Center: Ewha Womans University Press. 1985. p. 17. ISBN 9788973000432.
- Gak-soon, Na (2012). 화릉(和陵). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved January 28, 2022.
- 박시은 오랜만에 컴백 '신인 자세로 연기 할래요'(인터뷰) [Park Si-eun Comeback After A Long Time 'Would you like to act as a rookie?'(Interview)]. Asia Kyungje (in Korean). August 10, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
External links
- Queen Wonjeong on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).
- Queen Wonjeong on the Encyclopedia of Korean Local Culture (in Korean).
- 원정왕후 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).