Queen Anhye
Queen Anhye of the Yu clan (Korean: 안혜왕후 유씨; Hanja: 安惠王后 柳氏; d. 1232) or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Anhye (Korean: 안혜왕태후; Hanja: 安惠王太后) was a Korean Royal Princess as the first and oldest daughter of Huijong of Goryeo and Queen Seongpyeong who became Queen Consort though her marriage with her second cousin, Gojong of Goryeo as his first and primary wife.
| Queen Anhye 안혜왕후 | |||||||||
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| Grand Queen Mother Anhye (안혜왕태후, 安惠王太后) | |||||||||
| Princess of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | ?–1218 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Princess Gyeongnyeong | ||||||||
| Successor | Princess Yeongchang[1] | ||||||||
| Queen Consort of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1218–1232 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1218 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Queen Wondeok | ||||||||
| Successor | Princess Gyeongchang | ||||||||
| Grand Queen Mother of Goryeo (posthumously) | |||||||||
| Coronation | after 1232 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Grand Queen Mother Gwangjeong | ||||||||
| Successor | Grand Queen Mother Sungyeong | ||||||||
| Monarch | King Wonjong | ||||||||
| Died | 1232 Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Issue | Wonjong of Goryeo Yeongjong of Goryeo Princess Suheung | ||||||||
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| House | House of Wang (by birth) Yu clan (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Father | Huijong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Seongpyeong | ||||||||
Life
The future Queen Anhye was born as the first daughter (Royal Princess) of Huijong of Goryeo and Queen Seongpyeong. She later married her second cousin, Gojong of Goryeo and changed her clan into Yu (유씨). Her mother-in-law, Queen Wondeok was initially her aunt and the daughter of Princess Changrak who also changed her clan to Yu.
In 1211, she honoured as Princess Seungbok (승복궁주, 承福宮主) not long after her marriage with Gojong and lived in "Seungbok Palace" (승복궁, 承福宮). She then formally became a Queen Consort followed her husband's ascension to the throne in 1218. They had two sons and a daughter.
However, she died in 1232 (19th year reign of her husband) and her husband then wore mourning clothes for three days and grieve over her death. The then-governor Choe U gave her a coffin made of gold and silver. At the time she died, her parents (in exile?) were still alive and was said to be so sad when hear this news.
After her death, Gojong didn't remarried again, so it was presumed that they had a good relationship both as cousin and spouse. She then received her Posthumous name and honoured as Queen Mother (태후, 太后) after their oldest son ascended the throne as King Wonjong in 1260.
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Han Ye-in in the 2003-2004 KBS TV series Age of Warriors.