Lady Gyeonghwa of the Jincheon Im 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 ...

Royal Princess as the first and oldest daughter of King Hyejong and

Queen Uihwa Queen Uihwa of the Jincheon Im 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 ach ...

who became the second wife of her half uncle, King Gwangjong, which she then followed her maternal clan. As a Princess, she therefore was called as Princess Gyeonghwa () or Grand Princess Gyeonghwa (). When Wang Gyu accused the

King King is the title given to a male monarch in a variety of contexts. The female equivalent is queen, which title is also given to the consort of a king. *In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...

's half-brothers, Yo and So were plotted treason, the King then gave his eldest daughter to So as his 2nd wife and it was believed that they were married in 944. Meanwhile, her father's effort to safe his own life from the political treatment made she must married her uncle who had already secured his position in the royal family through his first marriage. Gyeonghwa's marriage with So was purely political marriage. However, due to her father's condition, despite she once held position as a Royal Princess, she did better known Gwangjong's "Madam" (부인, 夫人) rather than "Queen consort" (왕후, 王后) like Daemok, his first wife (formerly half younger sister).

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Kim Min-kyung and Jang Han-na in the 2002–2003 KBS TV series ''

The Dawn of the Empire ''The Dawn of the Empire'' () is a South Korean historical television series which aired on KBS1 from March 2, 2002 to January 26, 2003 for 94 episodes every weekend at 21:45 ( KST). It revolves around the reigns of the second, third and fourth ki ...

''. *Portrayed by Jang Seo-hee in the 2016 SBS TV series '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo''.

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