Queen Jangseon
| Queen Jangseon 장선왕후 | |||||
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| Queen consort of Goryeo | |||||
| Tenure | 6 August 1148–? | ||||
| Coronation | 6 August 1148 | ||||
| Predecessor | Queen Janggyeong | ||||
| Successor | Queen Seonjeong | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
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| House | Jiksan Choe (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Choe Dan[1] | ||||
| Mother | Lady Im of the Jangheung Im clan | ||||
Queen Jangseon of the Jiksan Choe clan (Korean: 장선왕후 최씨; Hanja: 莊宣王后 崔氏) was a Goryeo queen consort as the second wife of King Uijong, her maternal first cousin.[2] Her life wasn't described in too much detail as there's only a record of her becoming Uijong's queen consort on 6 August 1148, following her father's death that same year.[3]
Family
- Father - Choe Dan (최단, 崔端) (? - 1148)
- Grandfather - Choe Hong-jae (최홍재, 崔弘宰) (? - 1135)
- Mother - Lady Im of the Jangheung Im clan (장흥 임씨)
- Grandfather - Im Won-hu (임원후, 任元厚) (1089 - 1156)
- Grandmother - Grand Lady Jinhan of the Yi clan (진한국대부인 이씨, 韓國大夫人 李氏) (? - 1138)
- Aunt - Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan (공예왕후 임씨) (2 October 1109 – 2 December 1183)
- Uncle - Wang Hae, Injong of Goryeo (고려 인종) (29 October 1109 - 10 April 1146)
- Cousin - Wang Hyeon, Uijong of Goryeo (고려 의종) (23 May 1127 - 7 July 1173)
- Cousin-in-law - Queen Janggyeong of the Gangneung Kim clan (장경왕후 김씨)[4]
- Cousin - Princess Seunggyeong (승경궁주) (? - 1158)
- Cousin - Wang Gyeong, Marquess Daeryeong (대령후) (1130 - 1167?)[5]
- Cousin - Wang Ho, Myeongjong of Goryeo (고려 명종) (8 November 1131 - 3 December 1202)
- Cousin-in-law - Queen Uijeong of the Gangneung Kim clan (의정왕후 김씨) (? - 1170?)
- Cousin - Wang Chung-hui (왕충희) or Wongyeongguksa (원경국사) (? - 1183)
- Cousin - Princess Deoknyeong (덕녕궁주) (? - 1192)
- Cousin - Princess Changrak (창락궁주) (? - 1216)[6]
- Cousin - Princess Yeonghwa (영화궁주) (1141 - 1208)
- Cousin - Wang Tak, Sinjong of Goryeo (고려 신종) (11 November 1144 - 15 February 1204)
- Cousin-in-law - Queen Seonjeong of the Gangneung Kim clan (선정왕후 김씨) (? - 1222)
- Cousin - Wang Hyeon, Uijong of Goryeo (고려 의종) (23 May 1127 - 7 July 1173)
- Uncle - Wang Hae, Injong of Goryeo (고려 인종) (29 October 1109 - 10 April 1146)
- Husband - Wang Hyeon, Uijong of Goryeo (고려 의종) (23 May 1127 - 7 July 1173) — No issue.
- Mother-in-law - Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan (공예왕후 임씨) (2 October 1109 – 2 December 1183)
- Father-in-law - Wang Hae, Injong of Goryeo (고려 인종) (29 October 1109 - 10 April 1146)
References
- ^ "고려 의종 2년, 무진년(戊辰年), 1148년". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Through her mother, Lady Im who was King Uijong's mother's sister, Queen Jangseon would become Uijong's maternal first cousin. Her paternal grandfather was Choe Hong-jae (최홍재) while her maternal grandfather was Im Won-hu (임원후).
- ^ 《History of Goryeo》 vol.17〈Biographies〉vol.17; vol.88〈Biographies〉vol.1
- ^ The older sister of Queen Uijeong and Queen Seonjeong, and the older sister-in-law of Princess Seunggyeong
- ^ Married the younger sister of Queen Janggyeong
- ^ Became the mother of Queen Wondeok
External links
- Queen Jangseon on Encykorea (in Korean).
- 장선왕후 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).