Queen Seonui (Goryeo) Explained

Queen Seonui
Grand Queen Mother Seonui
Father:	Taejo of Goryeo
Mother:	Queen Jeongdeok of the Chŏngju Yu clan
Spouse:	Daejong of Goryeo
Issue:	Prince Hyodeok Prince Gaeryeong Prince Hwangju An unborn daughter Queen Heonae Queen Heonjeong
Place Of Burial:	Taereung tomb
Posthumous Name:	Queen Jeongsuk Jeongmok Gwangui Ikja Seonui 정숙정목광의익자선의왕후 (貞淑靜穆匡懿益慈宣義王后)
Religion:	Buddhism

Queen Seonui of the Chŏngju Yu clan or formally called Grand Queen Mother Seonui,^[1] was a Goryeo princess, second daughter of King Taejo and Queen Jeongdeok. She married her half brother, Daejong of Goryeo,^[2] giving birth to three sons (among which King Seongjong), and two daughters, Queen Heonae and Queen Heonjeong.^[3]

Seonui and her husband died when their children were still young,^[4] so they were raised by their paternal grandmother.^[5] Both she and her husband were posthumously honoured as a king and queen after their second son, Wang Chi, ascended the throne.^[6]

Posthumous name

In April 1002 (5th year reign of King Mokjong), name Jeong-suk was added.
In March 1014 (5th year reign of King Hyeonjong), name Jeong-mok was added.
In April 1027 (18th year reign of King Hyeonjong), name Gwang-ui was added.
In October 1253 (40th year reign of King Gojong), name Ik-ja was added to her posthumous name too.

External links

Queen Seonui on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture .

Notes and References

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Book: Young-kon, Kim. 2016. ko:북타임스 고려왕비열전 16. 목종과 선정 왕후 유씨①. Timelines of King Mokjong of Goryeo and the chosen Queen Consort Yoo①. https://books.google.com/books?id=DXzjDQAAQBAJ&dq=%EA%B3%A0%EB%A0%A4+%EC%84%A0%EC%9D%98%EC%99%95%ED%9B%84&pg=PT119. ko. Goldstar Publishing House. 9788907902078. June 23, 2021.
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Web site: http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&searchTermImages=%EC%84%A0%EC%9D%98%EC%99%95%ED%9B%84&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%84%A0%EC%9D%98%EC%99%95%ED%9B%84&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_064r_0010_0010_0050_0020/5/1/5/r. ko:고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa. June 23, 2021. ko.