Queen Mundeok
Queen Mundeok of the Chungju Yu clan (Korean: 문덕왕후 유씨; Hanja: 文德王后 劉氏) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the youngest daughter and child of King Gwangjong and Queen Daemok, also the youngest sister of King Gyeongjong.[2] She firstly married Wang Gyu, but after his death remarried again and became a Queen Consort through her marriage with her half first cousin, King Seongjong as his first and primary wife.[3][4] From this marriage, Queen Mundeok became the fifth reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Heonjeong, her half first cousin and the first Goryeo queen who remarried. Although her death date was unknown, but seeing that her son-in-law (formerly nephew), King Mokjong gave her Posthumous names in 997, so it seems that she was died before that.
Queen Mundeok 문덕왕후 | |||||
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Princess of Goryeo | |||||
Reign | ?–? | ||||
Predecessor | Lady Bohwa[1] | ||||
Monarch | Wang So, King Gwangjong | ||||
Queen Consort of Goryeo | |||||
Tenure | 981–? | ||||
Coronation | 981 | ||||
Predecessor | Queen Heonae | ||||
Successor | Queen Seonjeong | ||||
Died | before 997 Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||
Spouse | Wang Gyu, Prince Hongdeok Seongjong of Goryeo | ||||
Issue | Queen Seonjeong (with Wang Gyu) | ||||
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House | House of Wang (by birth) Chungju Yu (by marriage) | ||||
Father | Gwangjong of Goryeo | ||||
Mother | Queen Daemok | ||||
Religion | Buddhism |
Posthumous name
- In April 1002 (5th year reign of King Mokjong), name Hyo-gong (효공, 孝恭) was added.
- In March 1014 (5th year reign of King Hyeonjong), name Sun-seong (순성, 順聖) was added.
- In April 1027 (18th year reign of King Hyeonjong), name Yeong-yong (영용, 英容) and Suk-jeol (숙절, 肅節) was added.
- In October 1056 (10th year reign of King Munjong), name Won-heon (원헌(元獻) was added.
- In October 1253 (40th year reign of King Gojong), name Seon-wi (선위, 宣威) was added to her Posthumous name too.
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Lee Hyun-kyung and Baek Seung-hee in the 2009 KBS2 TV series Empress Cheonchu.[6]
References
- Full 2nd older sister.
- "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- "[고려초기 6대성종] 성종 즉위와 문덕왕후 유씨(981년)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- "고려시대 史料 Database". db.history.go.kr (in Chinese). Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- "이현경, KBS '천추태후' 문덕왕후로 합류". StyleM (in Korean). Retrieved July 25, 2021.
- Queen Mundeok on Encykorea (in Korean).
- 문덕왕후 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).