Queen Gyeongseong


Queen Gyeongseong of the Gyeongju Kim clan was a Goryeo princess as the only daughter of King Hyeonjong and [Royal Royal Consort Wonsun Suk-Bi|Consort Wonsun Suk-Bi|Consort Wonsun] who became a queen consort through her marriage with her younger half-brother, King Deokjong as his second wife. From this marriage, Queen Gyeongseong became the ninth reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Wonhwa, her stepmother.

Biography

Lady Wang was born in 1015 as the only daughter of Royal Consort Wonsun of the Gyeongju Kim clan and King Hyeongjong of Goryeo.
Through her maternal aunt, she was the older first cousins of Queen Inhye, Royal Consort Ingyeong and Royal Consort Injeol; who were the consorts of King Munjong of Goryeo, the future 11th King of Goryeo.
When still a child and royal princess, she was called Oldest Daughter of the Gyeongheung Residence since it was her mother's official residence. Since people of the same clan couldn't get married, she followed her maternal clan and became the 19-year-old Deokjong's queen consort in 1034.
However, their marriage lasted only 7 months which Deokjong died in the same year, so she lived about 52 years alone. During her widowed life, she saw the reigns of four monarchs: Jeongjong, Munjong, Sunjong, Seonjong.
She was later buried in Jilleung alongside her late husband when she died in 1086, and received her posthumous name in 1096. Since the couple was childless, the queen couldn't or didn't receive the honorary name unlike the other queen dowagers.

Posthumous name

  • In April 1140, name Yu-jeong was added.
  • In October 1253, name Gwan-suk was added to her posthumous name too.

Family