Queen Wonpyeong

Korean queen (fl. 11th century)
Hyeonjong of Goryeo
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(m. 1022)​
IssuePrincess Hyogyeong[1]
Posthumous name
Wonpyeong (원평, 元平; "Primary and Peaceful")
HouseAnsan Kim clanFatherKim Un-buMotherLady Yi of the Gyeongwon Yi clan

Queen Wonpyeong of the Ansan Kim clan (Korean: 원평왕후 김씨; Hanja: 元平王后 金氏; 1005–?) was the 7th wife of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo and the youngest among his third and fourth wife. As well as the younger sister of Queen Wonhye and Queen Wonseong.

She was born into the Ansan Kim clan as the youngest daughter of Kim Un-bu and Lady Yi, daughter of Yi Ho-gyom (이허겸) from the Gyeongwon Yi clan.[2] Her father, Kim Unbu, was a person who passionately supported Hyeonjong when he fled from the pursuing Khitans, so Hyeonjong reciprocated it by forging ties with the Ansan Kim clan. For this reason, Kim Un-bu's youngest daughter received considerable respect.

In 1022 (13th year of the reign of King Hyeonjong), after the death of her second older sister, Queen Wonseong, Kim entered the palace and became Hyeonjong's seventh wife.[3] They then had a daughter, Princess Hyogyeong (효경공주) in 1026. Although her death date was unknown, it seems that she died around 1028 or before since she received her posthumous name "Wonpyeong" (원평; 元平) in 1028 and buried in Uireung Tomb (의릉; 宜陵).[4]

References

  1. ^ "효경공주". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "김은부". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Sang-gak, Lee (2014). 고려사 - 열정과 자존의 오백년, Volume 1 [History of Goryeo - Biographies of the 500 Years, Volume 1] (in Korean). Deullyeok. ISBN 9791159250248.
  4. ^ 읽기 쉬운 고려왕 이야기 [An Easy-to-read Story of the Goryeo King] (in Korean). Korean History Research Institute: Taeoreum. 2009. ISBN 9788996200888.
  • Queen Wonpyeong on Goryeosa (in Korean).
  • Queen Wonpyeong on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).
  • 원평왕후 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).