Royal Consort Inmok Deok-Bi

Royal Consort Inmok of the Gyeongju Gim clan (Korean인목덕비 김씨; Hanja仁穆德妃 金氏; lit. Virtuous Consort Inmok of the Gyeongju Gim clan; d. 1094) or during her lifetime was called as Princess Sunghwa (Korean숭화궁주; Hanja崇化宮主) was the 5th wife of King Munjong of Goryeo.[2]

Virtuous Consort Inmok
인목덕비
Born?
Gyeongju, Goryeo
Died1094
Goryeo
Spouse
(m. 1049; died 1083)
IssueAn unnamed daughter[1]
Regnal name
Princess Sunghwa (숭화궁주; 崇化宮主)
Posthumous name
Inmok (인목, 仁穆; "Benevolent and Majestic")
HouseGyeongju Gim (by birth)
House of Wang (by marriage)
FatherGim Won-chung
ReligionBuddhism

She was born in Gyeongju as the daughter of Gim Won-chung (김원충), son of Gim In-wi (김인위), while her older sister became Jeongjong of Goryeo's 4th wife. In 1049 (3rd year reign of Munjong of Goryeo), she was chosen to be his 5th wife and they get married not long after that, then received her royal title as Princess Sunghwa (숭화궁주; 崇化宮主).[3] They initially had a daughter, but died too early after birth.[4] Meanwhile, she later died in 1094 (11th year of the reign of Seonjong of Goryeo) and received her posthumous name of Virtuous Consort Inmok (인목덕비; 仁穆德妃).[2]

References

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  1. ^ 문종 소생 공주. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 문종 후비 인목덕비 김씨. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  3. ^ 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中) [Collection of Korean Women's Relations: Middle Ages (Part 2)] (in Korean). Ewha Womans University Women's Research Center: Ewha Womans University Press. 1985. p. 24. ISBN 9788973000432.
  4. ^ 보령궁주. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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