Queen Wonjeong

Goryeo princess (fl. 11th century)

Queen Wonjeong
원정왕후

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)​

| Regnal name

* Princess Yeonheung (연흥궁주; 延興宮主)
* Queen Hyeondeok (현덕왕후; 玄德王后)

Posthumous name
Queen Uihye Wonjeong
의혜원정왕후
(懿惠元貞王后)
House|

* Seonsan Kim clan (official)
* Wang (agnatic and by marriage)

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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[a]) 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.[3] From this marriage, Queen Wonjeong became the seventh reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Seonjeong, her stepsister and predecessor.[4]

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.[5] 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).[6] A year later, when the Khitans invaded, the king moved to the south and she then follow him as well to Naju.[7] After it was retreated, they then returned to the royal palace.[6]

Meanwhile, on 23 April 1018, she died at her own residence ("Hyeondeok Palace") and was buried in "Hwareung Tomb" (화릉; 和陵).[8] 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).[6]

## In popular culture

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* 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.[9]

## Notes

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1. ^ In the Korean calendar (lunisolar), she died on 5th day of the 4th month of 1018.

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ Eun-shik, Lee (2014). 필수역사용어해설사전 [Essential History Dictionary] (in Korean). Taoreum. p. 386\. ISBN 9788994125855.
3. ^ 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 성종 소생 공주 > 원정왕후. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 28, 2022.
4. ^ 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.
5. ^ 이야기 고려왕조실록 (상) [Story of the Goryeo Royal Records (Top)] (in Korean). Korean History Research Institute: Taoreum. 2009. ISBN 9788996200833.
6. ^ a b c 고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 현종 후비 원정왕후 김씨. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 28, 2022.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ Gak-soon, Na (2012). 화릉(和陵). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved January 28, 2022.
9. ^ 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

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* 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).

*[m.]: married