Queen Uijeong of the Gim clan (Hangul: 의정왕후 김씨, Hanja: 義靜王后 金氏; d. 1170) or known as Queen Mother Gwangjeong () 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 ...
royal family member as the third daughter
Duke Gangneung
Duke Gangneung (died 1146), personal name Wang On (), was a member of the royal family of Goryeo as the grandson of King Munjong. Through his daughters, he became the father-in-law of the three successive kings ( Uijong, Myeongjong, Sinjong) an ...
who married her half second cousin once removed,
King Myeongjong as his first and primary wife. She was also the mother of his
only successor and two daughters.
From all of her families' records, just she who didn't appear clearly about her life. It was believed that she married Myeongjong when he was still "Marquess Ikyang" (익양후) and "Duke Ikyang" (익양공), but eventually died after his ascension to the throne succeeded his brother,
King Uijong. Seeing that their eldest son was born in 1152, so the couple was presumed to marry before it and after this son ascended the throne in 1211, he honoured his late mother as a "Queen Mother" (태후, 太后) and gave her
Posthumous name
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.
Although she never became Queen consort, but as an example of a queen, it seems that her ritual was again performed and after her husband death,
Choe Chung-heon
Choe Chung-heon (1149 – 29 October 1219) was a military ruler of Korea during the Goryeo period.
Choe's father was a Grand General in the Goryeo military, hence precipitating his own entry into the military. Choe witnessed military men become ...
performed it.
Posthumous name
*In October 1253 (40th year reign of
King Gojong), name Gong-pyeong (공평, 恭平) was added to her
Posthumous name
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.
References
Queen Uijeongon
Encykorea
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.
광정태후on
Doosan Encyclopedia
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Royal consorts of the Goryeo Dynasty
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