Royal Consort Wonsun Suk-Bi

Royal Consort Wonsun of the Gyeongju Kim clan or before called as Primary Lady Gyeongheung was a Korean Royal Consort as the 8th wife of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo and the mother of Queen Gyeongseong.

Biography

Early life and background

She was born into the Gyeongju Kim clan as the daughter of Kim In-wi. Her sister would become Yi Ja-yeon's wife and the mother of the future Queen Inye, Consort Ingyeong, and Consort Injeol.

Palace life

Although she was unknown when she first entered the palace, she was initially honoured as Primary Lady Gyeongheung and given the Gyeongheung Residence as her manor. In 1024, she was given a consort's royal title, Deok-Bi. Meanwhile, her father was given a royal government position and received 300 Sik-eup.
With King Hyeonjong of Goryeo, she had one child, a daughter. Their daughter married her own half-brother, King Deokjong and was posthumously known as "Queen Gyeongseong".

Funeral

Her death date was unrecorded in Goryeosa, the main surviving text on the Goryeo period. In 1057 however, Queen Wonmok recorded that it was said that Munjong and his ministers were discussed the deceased Queen Wonmok's funeral, alongside buried Lady Kim and Wonmok based on the example of Queen Munhwa, which Kim was presumed to die before 1055.
Even though her tomb is unknown, she was later known posthumously as Pure Consort Wonsun.