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Queen Janggyeong (Goryeo)

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Queen Janggyeong
장경왕후
Crown Princess of Goryeo
Tenure1143–1146
Coronation1143
SuccessorCrown Princess Wang
Queen consort of Goryeo
Tenure1146–c. 1170
Coronation1146
PredecessorQueen Gongye
SuccessorQueen Jangseon
Born1129
Goryeo
Burial
Huireung tomb
Spouse
(m. 1143)
IssueCrown Prince Hyoryeong
Princess Gyeongdeok
Princess Anjeong
Princess Hwasun
Regnal name
Princess Heungdeok (흥덕궁주, 興德宮主; from 1151)
Posthumous name
Queen Hyeja Janggyeong
혜자장경왕후
(惠資莊敬王后)
House
FatherWang On, Duke Gangneung
MotherLady Kim of the Gangneung Kim clan

Queen Janggyeong (Korean장경왕후 김씨; Hanja莊敬王后 金氏; 1129 – ?) of the Gangneung Kim clan, or also posthumously known as Queen Gyeongsun (경순왕후; 景順王后), was a Goryeo royal family member. Because members of the same clan couldn't get married, she became the 12th reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Gyeonghwa,[1] and the eldest among Marchioness Daeryeong, Queen Uijeong, and Queen Seonjeong.

Biography

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Early life and marriage

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Lady Wang was born as the second child and eldest daughter of Duke Gangneung and Lady Kim of the Gangneung Kim clan. Through her father, she was a great-granddaughter of King Munjong. She became a queen consort through her marriage with her second half-cousin once removed, King Uijong as his primary wife.[2] Her younger sisters eventually became Queen Consorts of future Goryeo Kings through their marriages.

Life as queen consort and palace life

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Although she changed her clan after marriage and became Queen Consort, she was sometimes still recognized by her biological paternal lineage.[3] She married Uijong when he became Crown Prince and thought that she was in a very influential position within the royal family. Meanwhile, after her husband ascended the throne, she then given the Royal title of Princess Heungdeok (흥덕궁주; 興德宮主) in 1151 and two years later, she gave birth to their first son, Crown Prince Hyoryeong, in 1149 whom later formally became Crown Prince in 1153. Besides him, she also bore Uijong their three daughters.[2]

It was said that before Hyoryeong was born, both Kim and Uijong vowed to make "4 Copies of Hwaeom Sutra" (화엄경 4부) using Gold and Silver characters if they had a son. Then, after the prince was born, the second copies was copied and stored in Heungwang Temple, Honggyo-won. At this time, an inauguration ceremony was held. Later in 1170, when Chŏng Chung-bu deposed and later killed Uijong, the Queen got exiled to Jindo-hyeon and was believed to be assassinated and died there.

Death and posthumous name

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It was unknown when the Queen died since there were no records about this, but after her death, she then buried in Huireung Tomb (희릉; 禧陵) along with her husband, King Uijong.

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Family

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References

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  1. ^ Kim Kang-dong (2009). "고려전기 后妃의 稱外姓 문제" [Study on maternal name acceptance among the empresses of former Goryeo]. Journal of Korean History 한국사학보 (in Korean) (37): 105–132.
  2. ^ a b c "의종 후비 장경왕후 김씨". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  3. ^ Goryeosa, Volume 17, Uijong's 3rd year, April 1152: "戊寅 王妃王氏生元子".
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