Queen Wonhwa Explained

Queen Wonhwa
원화왕후
Succession:Princess of Goryeo
Predecessor:Queen Wonjeong
Regent:Wang Chi, King Seongjong
Reg-Type:Monarch
Succession1:Queen consort of Goryeo
Reign1:?–?
Reign-Type1:Tenure
Predecessor1:Queen Wonjeong
Successor1:Queen Wonseong
Father:Seongjong of Goryeo
Mother:Lady Yeonchang of the Gyeongju Choe clan
Spouse:Hyeonjong of Goryeo (m.1011)
Issue:Wang Su
Princess Hyojeong[1]
Princess Cheonsu[2]
Birth Date:996
Birth Place:Goryeo
Regnal Name:
  • Princess Consort (Queen; 왕비, 王妃) of the Hangchun Hall (항춘전, 恒春殿) → Sangchun Hall (상춘전, 常春殿)
  • Queen Daemyeong (대명왕후, 大明王后)
Posthumous Name:Wonhwa (원화, 元和; "Primary and Harmonious")

Queen Wonhwa of the Gyeongju Choe clan (; 996–?) was a Goryeo princess as the younger daughter and child of King Seongjong with Lady Yeonchang.[3] She became a queen consort through her marriage with her half first cousin once removed, King Hyeonjong, as his second wife. From this marriage, Queen Wonhwa became the eighth reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Wonjeong, her half-sister.

Upon her marriage in 1011, she was titled as Princess Consort Hangchun and later honored as Princess Consort Sangchun ; following her residence after marrying which was "Hangchun Hall" before the name changed to "Sangchun Hall" .[4] She was also known as Queen Daemyeong while she lived in the "Daemyeong Palace" .[5] She also bore Hyeonjong a son and two daughters. In 1010, when the Khitans invaded, she and Hyeonjong went to Naju, South Jeolla Province[6] and after retreated, they returned to Gaegyeong.

In 1017 (8th year reign of King Hyeonjong), her maternal families were given royal titles and ranks, such as her maternal grandfather, Choe Haeng-eon, was granted a royal position, Sangseojwabokya ;[7] her maternal grandmother, Lady Gim, was given the royal title, "Grand Lady of Pungsan County" ; while her mother, Lady Yeonchang was honoured as "Grand Lady of the Nakrang County" .[8] Her death date is unknown, but she later received Wonhwa as her posthumous name.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 현종 소생 공주 > 효정공주. History of Goryeo. February 9, 2022. ko.
  2. Web site: 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 현종 소생 공주 > 천수전주. History of Goryeo. February 9, 2022. ko.
  3. Web site: 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 성종 소생 공주 > 원화왕후. History of Goryeo. February 9, 2022. ko.
  4. Web site: 고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 현종 후비 원화왕후 최씨. History of Goryeo. February 9, 2022. ko.
  5. Book: Young-kon, Kim. 2016. 북타임스 고려왕비열전 18. 현종과 원성 왕후 김씨. Booktimes Biographies of the Goryeo Royal Consorts 18. Hyunjong and the Wonsung Queen of the Kim clan. ko. Goldstar Publishing House. 9788907902092.
  6. Book: 1985. 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). ko. 17. Ewha Womans University Women's Research Center. Ewha Womans University Press. 9788973000432.
  7. Book: 2006. 국역 "고려사".: 열전. 20-28. National History "History of Koryo".: Biographies. 20-28. 39. ko. National Culture. 9788982080869.
  8. Book: 2009. 읽기 쉬운 고려왕 이야기. An Easy-to-read Story of the Goryeo Kings. ko. Korean History Research Institute. Taoreum. 9788996200888.