Queen Jeongsun (Wonjong)
| Queen Jeongsun 정순왕후 | |||||||||
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| Grand Queen Dowager Sungyeong (순경왕태후, 順敬王太后) | |||||||||
| Crown Princess of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1235–1237 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1235 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Crown Princess Im | ||||||||
| Successor | Crown Princess Yu | ||||||||
| Born | 1222 Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | 29 July 1237 (aged 15) Sadang-ri, Ganghwa-gun, Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | 1244 | ||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Issue | Chungnyeol of Goryeo an unnamed daughter | ||||||||
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| House | Jeonju Kim | ||||||||
| Father | Kim Yak-seon | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Choe of the Ubong Choe clan | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||
Queen Jeongsun of the Jeonju Kim clan (Korean: 정순왕후 김씨; Hanja: 靜順王后 金氏; 1222 – 29 July 1237) or known as Queen Gyeongsun (Korean: 경순왕후; Hanja: 敬順王后) and formally called as Queen Dowager Sungyeong (Korean: 순경태후; Hanja: 順敬太后), was the first and primary wife of Wonjong of Goryeo who became the mother of his successor, Chungnyeol of Goryeo.[2]
Biography
Early life
The future Queen Jeongsun was born in 1222 into the Jeonju Kim clan[3] as the daughter of Kim Yak-seon (김약선) the Duke Jangik (장익공, 莊翼公) who was a descendant of Kim Al-ji. She was the granddaughter of Goryeo military dictator Choe U, as her mother was Lady Choe (최씨), the eldest daughter of Choe U. Through her paternal uncle, Lady Kim eventually became a first cousin twice removed to the future Queen Jeongan, wife of King Jeongjong of Joseon.
Marriage and death
In 1235, she married Crown Prince Wang Jeong, given the royal title of Worthy Consort Gyeongmok (경목현비, 敬穆賢妃) and became his consort (황자비, 太子妃) not long after his appointment as a Crown Prince. A year later, she gave birth into their eldest son (the future King Chungnyeol) but eventually died only at 15 years old on 29 July 1237 after gave birth to a daughter who believed to died young as no records since then. After her husband ascended the throne, she was given a posthumous name of Queen Jeongsun (정순왕후, 靜順王后) in 1262[4] and after their son ascended the throne, King Chungnyeol bestowed the name of Queen Dowager Sungyeong (순경태후, 順敬太后) towards his mother in 1274.[5]
In 1310, by the new order (제서, 制書) from Emperor Wuzong of Yuan, Kim was titled as Queen Consort of Goryeo (고려왕비, 高麗王妃) since she was the grandmother of the reign king and was said by Wuzong to be clean and prudent in her behavior, gentle and beautiful in the Dharma, praised her diligence and modesty. Due to this, she became the last queen who received posthumous names like her predecessors in the early Goryeo period.
Tomb
In 1244 (31st year reign of her father-in-law, King Gojong), she was buried in "Gareung tomb" (가릉, 嘉陵) located at Neungnae-ri, Yangdo-myeon, Ganghwa-gun, Incheon-si which becomes one of the Goryeo Royal Tombs located in South Korea. In 1992, it was designated as "Incheon Historic Site no. 370".[6]
Family
- Father: Kim Yak-seon (김약선)
- Grandfather: Kim Tae-seo (김태서; d. 1257)
- Grandmother: Lady Min of Yeoheung Min clan (여흥 민씨); daughter of Min Sik[7]
- Uncle: Kim Gi-son (김기손, 金起孫)
- Uncle: Kim Gyeong-son (김경손(金慶孫; ? - 1251)[8]
- Cousin: Kim Hon (김혼, 金琿)
- Mother: Lady Choe of the Ubong Choe clan (우봉 최씨)
- Grandfather: Choe U (최우; 1166 – 10 December 1249)
- Grandmother: Grand Lady Byeon of the Hadong Jeong clan (변한국대부인 하동 정씨; d. 1231)
- Aunt: Lady Choe of the Ubong Choe clan (우봉 최씨)
- Sibling(s)
- Older brother: Kim Mi (김미, 金敉)
- Sister-in-law: Lady Wang of the Kaeseong Wang clan (개성 왕씨); King Sinjong’s granddaughter
- Older brother: Kim Wi-hang (김위항)
- Older brother: Kim Pil-yeong (김필영)
- Older brother: Kim Mi (김미, 金敉)
- Husband: King Wonjong of Goryeo (고려 원종; 1219–1274)
- Issue
- Son: King Chungnyeol of Goryeo (고려 충렬왕; 3 April 1236 – 30 July 1308)
- Daughter-in-law: Qutugh Kelmysh, Queen Jangmok of the Yuan Borjigin clan (쿠틀룩 켈미쉬 장목왕후 보르지긴씨; 22 July 1259 – 11 June 1297)
- Grandson: Yi Wang, Chungseon of Goryeo (고려 충선왕) (20 October 1275 - 23 June 1325)
- Unnamed granddaughter (공주) (1277 - ?)
- Unnamed grandson (왕자) (1278 - ?)
- Daughter-in-law: Qutugh Kelmysh, Queen Jangmok of the Yuan Borjigin clan (쿠틀룩 켈미쉬 장목왕후 보르지긴씨; 22 July 1259 – 11 June 1297)
- Unnamed princess (공주) (1237 - ?)
- Son: King Chungnyeol of Goryeo (고려 충렬왕; 3 April 1236 – 30 July 1308)
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Choi Da-eun and Bang Joon-su in the 2012 MBC TV Series God of War.
References
- ^ One of the four Goryeo Royal Tombs who left in South Korea, along with:
- Seokneung Tomb (석릉, 碩陵) – her first cousin twice removed in-law, King Huijong's tomb.[1]
- Golleung Tomb (곤릉, 坤陵) – her grandmother-in-law, Queen Wondeok's tomb.[2]
- Hongneung Tomb (홍릉, 洪陵) – her father-in-law, King Gojong's tomb.[3]
- ^ "고려 24대 국왕 원종 왕정의 부인들". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ The clan was branched under the Gyeongju Kim clan
- ^ "경목현비를 정순왕후로 추봉하다". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "왕의 모친 정순왕후를 순경태후로 추존하다". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "사적 강화 가릉 (江華 嘉陵)". National Cultural Heritage (in Korean). Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ Min Sik was the son of the founder of the Yeoheung Min clan, and was the 5th great-granduncle of Queen Wongyeong.
- ^ Became the great-grandfather of Queen Jeongan
External links
- Queen Jeongsun on Encykorea (in Korean).
- Queen Jeongsun on Goryeosa (in Korean).
- 순경태후 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).