Queen Mundeok of the Chungju Yu clan () was a

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...

princess as the youngest daughter and child of King Gwangjong and

Queen Daemok Queen Daemok of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan () or known as Queen Taemok () was a Goryeo princess as the only daughter of Taejo of Goryeo, King Taejo and Queen Sinjeong (Goryeo), Queen Sinjeong, also the full younger sister of Daejong of Goryeo, King ...

, also the youngest sister of King Gyeongjong. 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. From this marriage, Queen Mundeok became the fifth reigned

queen who followed her maternal clan after

Queen Heonjeong Queen Heonjeong of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (; 960/5–993) or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Hyosuk () during her son's reign, was a Goryeo royal family member as the third daughter (formally youngest) of Wang Uk and youngest sister of K ...

, her half first cousin and the first

queen who remarried. Although her death date was unknown, but seeing that her son-in-law (formerly nephew), King Mokjong gave her

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s in 997, so it seems that she died before that.

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

too.

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Lee Hyun-kyung and

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in the 2009

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''.

References

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on

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.
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on

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mundeok, Queen Royal consorts of the Goryeo Dynasty Korean queens consort 10th-century Korean people Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Goryeo princesses