Queen Seonui (Goryeo)

Not to be confused with the mid-late Joseon Queen Consort as the second wife of Gyeongjong of Joseon, Queen Seonui.
Queen Seonui
Grand Queen Mother Seonui
(선의왕태후; 宣義王太后)
Burial
Taereung tomb
SpouseDaejong of Goryeo
IssuePrince Hyodeok
Prince Gaeryeong
Prince Hwangju
An unborn daughter
Queen Heonae
Queen Heonjeong
Posthumous name
Queen Jeongsuk Jeongmok Gwangui Ikja Seonui
정숙정목광의익자선의왕후
(貞淑靜穆匡懿益慈宣義王后)
House
FatherTaejo of Goryeo
MotherQueen Jeongdeok of the Chŏngju Yu clan
ReligionBuddhism

Queen Seonui of the Chŏngju Yu clan (Korean: 선의왕후 유씨; Hanja: 宣義王后 柳氏) or formally called Grand Queen Mother Seonui (Korean: 선의왕태후; Hanja: 宣義王太后),[1] was a Goryeo princess, second daughter of King Taejo and Queen Jeongdeok. She married her half brother, Daejong of Goryeo,[2] giving birth to three sons (among which King Seongjong), and two daughters, Queen Heonae and Queen Heonjeong.[3]

Seonui and her husband died when their children were still young,[4] so they were raised by their paternal grandmother.[5] Both she and her husband were posthumously honoured as a king and queen after their second son, Wang Chi, ascended the throne.[6]

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  3. ^ 韓國人物史硏究 [Korean History, Issue 5] (in Korean). Jingren Cultural Society. 2006. p. 85. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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  5. ^ Sung-hee, Jeong (Feb 15, 2007). 이야기 고려왕조사 [The History of Goryeosa] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Cheonga Publishing House. p. 438,853,856. ISBN 9788936803605. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  6. ^ 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved June 23, 2021.