Queen Gyeonghwa
Queen Gyeonghwa of the Incheon Yi clan (Hangul: 경화왕후 이씨, Hanja: 敬和王后 李氏; 1079–1109[1]) or known before as Princess Yeonhwa (Korean: 연화공주; Hanja: 延和公主) was a Korean Royal Princess as the only daughter of Seonjong of Goryeo and Consort Jeongsin[2][3] who became Queen Consort as the first and beloved wife of her first cousin, Yejong of Goryeo.[4]
| Queen Gyeonghwa 경화왕후 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess of Goryeo | |||||
| Reign | ?–1106 | ||||
| Successor | Princess Suan | ||||
| Queen Consort of Goryeo | |||||
| Tenure | 1106–1109 | ||||
| Coronation | 1106 | ||||
| Predecessor | Queen Myeongui | ||||
| Successor | Queen Sundeok | ||||
| Born | 1079 Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||
| Died | 1109 (aged about 30/1) Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||
| Burial | Jareung tomb | ||||
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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 | ||||
Born as the only daughter (princess) of Seonjong of Goryeo and Consort Jeongsin in 1079, she received her first royal title as Princess Yeonhwa (연화공주, 延和公主). Then, for married her first cousin, Yejong of Goryeo, she followed her mother's clan "Yi" (이, 李). They got married and she formally became his Queen consort in 1106. Beside their relationship before as a first cousin, Yejong was said to love her very much due to her appearance and attitude were clear and extraordinary beautiful. However, she later died on her 31 years old in 1109 and Yejong was said to be very sad about this, then buried her in Jareung Tomb (자릉, 慈陵) and gave her Posthumous name.
References
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- "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
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- "고려 16대 국왕 예종 왕우의 부인들". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- Queen Gyeonghwa on Encykorea (in Korean).