Royal Consort Yongjeol Deok-Bi Explained

Virtuous Consort Yongjeol
용절덕비
Father:Kim Won-chung
Death Date:1102
Death Place:Goryeo
Posthumous Name:Yongjeol (용절, 容節)
House:Gyeongju Kim clan
Religion:Buddhism

Royal Consort Yongjeol of the Gyeongju Kim clan (; d. 1102) or before called as Princess Yeonheung was the fourth wife of King Jeongjong of Goryeo.[1]

She was born in Gyeongju as the daughter of Kim Won-chung, son of Kim In-wi and her younger sister became Munjong of Goryeo's 5th wife. In 1040 (6th year reign of Jeongjong of Goryeo), she was chosen to be his 4th wife and got married not long after that. She then given royal title as Princess Yeonheung .[2] Meanwhile, she later died in 1102 (7th year reign of Sukjong of Goryeo) and Posthumously honoured as Virtuous Consort under King Sukjong's command with the name of Yongjeol .[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 정종(靖宗) 후비 용절덕비 김씨. Goryeosa. September 12, 2021. ko.
  2. Book: Park, Young-kyoo. 2000. 한권으로읽는고려왕조실록. Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty in one volume. ko. 215. University of Michigan. Deullyeok. 9788975271540.
  3. Book: Lee, Sang-gak. 2014. 고려사 - 열정과 자존의 오백년, Volume 1. History of Goryeo - 500 Years of Biographies and Stories, Volume 1. ko. Deullyeok. 9791159250248.