Royal Consort Wonsun Suk-Bi
| Pure Consort Wonsun 원순숙비 | |||||||||
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| Died | before 1055 Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
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| Issue | Queen Gyeongseong | ||||||||
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| House | Gyeongju Gim (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Father | Gim In-wi | ||||||||
Royal Consort Wonsun of the Gyeongju Gim clan (Korean: 원순숙비 김씨; Hanja: 元順淑妃 金氏; lit. 'Pure Consort Wonsun of the Gyeongju Gim clan') or before called as Primary Lady Gyeongheung (경흥원주, 景興院主) 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 Gim clan as the daughter of Gim In-wi (김인위, 金因渭), while her sister would become Yi Ja-yeon (이자연)'s wife and the mother of the future Queen Inye, Consort Ingyeong, and Consort Injeol.[1]
Palace life
Although when she entered the palace was unknown, but she was firstly honoured as Primary Lady Gyeongheung (경흥원주, 景興院主) and given the "Gyeongheung Residence" (경흥원, 景興院) as her manor.[2] Then, in 1024 (15th year reign of Hyeonjong of Goryeo), she was given a consort's Royal title of Deok-Bi (덕비, 德妃; "Virtuous Consort") and her father was given a royal government position and received 300 "Sik-eup" (식읍 300호).[3]
The couple had a daughter who would marry her own half-brother, King Deokjong and was posthumously known as "Queen Gyeongseong" (경성왕후).[4]
Funeral
Although her death date was unrecorded in Goryeosa, but on Queen Wonmok's record, in 1057 (11th year reign of King Munjong), it was said that Munjong and his ministers were discussed the deceased Queen Wonmok's funeral, alongside buried Lady Gim and Wonmok based on the example of Queen Munhwa, which Gim was presumed to die before 1055.[5][6]
Even though her tomb is unknown, she was later known posthumously as Pure Consort Wonsun (원순숙비, 元順淑妃).[7]
References
- ^ Young-kon, Kim (2016). 북타임스 고려왕비열전 22. 문종과 인예 왕후 이씨 [Book Times The Biographies of Goryeo's Royal Consort 22. Moonjong and Lady Lee, Queen Inye] (in Korean). Goldstar Publishing House. ISBN 9788907902733.
- ^ 韓國人物史硏究, Issue 5 [History of the Koreans, Issue 5] (in Korean). Jingren Cultural Society. 2006. p. 111.
- ^ "현종 후비 원순숙비 김씨". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "경성왕후". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ 乙未十二月判旨, ‘景興院主貴妃, 依文和大妃例葬, 除其陵號.’
- ^ 《History of Goryeo》Vol. 88〈Biographies〉Vol. 1 - Queen Wonmok
- ^ Seung-ryong, Kim (2013). 고려 후기 한문학과 지식인 [Chinese Literature and Intellectuals in the Late Goryeo] (in Korean). Knowledge. ISBN 9791130411460.
- Royal Consort Wonsun on Encykorea (in Korean).
- 원순숙비 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).