Queen Gyeonghwa of the Incheon Yi clan (Korean: 경화왕후 이씨; Hanja: 敬和王后 李氏; 1079–1109[2]) was a Goryeo princess and the only daughter of King Seonjong and Consort Jeongsin.[3][4] Queen Gyeonghwa became a queen consort through her marriage with her first cousin, King Yejong as his first and primary wife, with which she became the 11th reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Inpyeong. She was called Princess Yeonhwa (Korean: 연화공주; Hanja: 延和公主) when she was still a child/princess.
| Queen Gyeonghwa 경화왕후 | |||||||||
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| Princess of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | ?–1106 | ||||||||
| Successor | Princess Suan[1] | ||||||||
| Monarch | Wang Un, King Seonjong | ||||||||
| Queen consort of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1106–1109 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1106 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Queen Myeongui | ||||||||
| Successor | Queen Sundeok | ||||||||
| Born | 1079 Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | 1109 (aged about 30/1) Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | Jareung tomb | ||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
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| House | House of Wang (by birth) Incheon Yi (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Father | Seonjong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Mother | Worthy Consort Jeongsin of the Incheon Yi clan | ||||||||
She then followed her mother's clan, the Incheon Yi and married in 1106, along with she whom formally became Yejong's queen. Beside their relationship before as a first cousin, Yejong was said to love her very much since her appearance and attitude were clear and extraordinary beautiful. However, she later died at 31 years of age in 1109 and Yejong was said to be very sad about this. He buried her in Jareung Tomb (자릉; 慈陵) and gave her posthumous name.
References
edit- ^ Half younger sister
- ^ 《고려사》권13〈세가〉권13
- ^ 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
External links
edit- Queen Gyeonghwa on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).