Queen Wonjeong of the Seonsan Gim clan (; d. 23 April 1018) 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 older daughter and child of King Seongjong, from

Queen Munhwa Queen Munhwa of the Seonsan Kim clan () was the second wife of Seongjong of Goryeo and the mother of Queen Wonjeong. She was the first Goryeo's grand consort (대비, 大妃) even there was King Taejo's daughter who became Daebi too, Sunan ''D ...

who became a queen consort through her marriage with her half first cousin once removed, King Hyeonjong as his first and primary wife. From this marriage, Queen Wonjeong became the seventh reigned

queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Seonjeong, her stepsister and predecessor. In 1009, after

Gang Jo Gang Jo (, 964 – 31 December 1010) was a Goryeo general who came from the noble family in Sincheon, Hwanghae-do and served under King Mokjong of Goryeo and King Hyeonjong of Goryeo. General Gang Jo was a general in charge of the Northern bord ...

(강조) led a coup to dethroned King Mokjong and appointed Wang Sun as the new king, she then was chosen to be his first wife and Queen consort. During her lifetime, she was called as Princess Yeonheung (연흥궁주, 延興宮主) and Queen Hyeondeok (현덕왕후, 玄德王后) while lived in the "Hyeondeok Palace" (현덕궁, 玄德宮). A year later, when the Khitans invaded, the king moved to the south and she then follow him as well to

Naju Naju () is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. The capital of South Jeolla was located at Naju until it was moved to Gwangju in 1895. The name Jeolla actually originates from the first character of Jeonju () and the first character of Na ...

. After it was retreated, they then returned to the royal palace. Meanwhile, on 23 April 1018, she died at her own residence ("Hyeondeok Palace") and was buried in "Hwareung Tomb" (화릉, 和陵). She then received her

Posthumous name A posthumous name is an honorary name given mostly to the notable dead in East Asian culture. It is predominantly practiced in East Asian countries such as China, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, and Thailand. Reflecting on the person's accomplishments or ...

of Won-jeong (원정, 元貞) and Ui-hye (의혜, 懿惠) in 1027 (18th year reing of her husband).

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Park Si-eun and Lee Ra-hye in the 2009

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TV series ''

Empress Cheonchu ''Empress Cheonchu'' (; also known as ''The Iron Empress'') is a 2009 South Korean period television series based on the title character, an actual historical figure and her lifelong struggle to protect the country her ancestors built. The grand ...

''.

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