Lady Gyeonghwa

For other uses, see Gyeonghwa.
Lady Gyeonghwa
경화궁부인
Princess of Goryeo
SuccessorPrincess Jeongheon[1]
MonarchWang Mu, King Hyejong
SpouseGwangjong of Goryeo[2]
House
FatherHyejong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Uihwa of the Jincheon Im clan
ReligionBuddhism

Lady Gyeonghwa of the Jincheon Im clan (Korean: 경화궁부인 임씨; Hanja: 慶和宮夫人 林氏; lit. 'Lady Im of the Gyeonghwa Palace') was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the first and oldest daughter of King Hyejong and Queen Uihwa[3] who became the second wife of her half uncle, King Gwangjong,[4] which she then followed her maternal clan.[2][5] As a Princess, she therefore was called as Princess Gyeonghwa (경화공주; 慶和公主) or Grand Princess Gyeonghwa (경화장공주; 慶和長公主).

When Wang Gyu accused the King'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).

  1. ^ Only full younger sister.
  2. ^ a b Yeong-gyu, Park (2000). 한권으로읽는고려왕조실록 [Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty in one volume] (in Korean). University of Michigan, United States: Deullyeok, 들녘. pp. 117, 134–136. ISBN 9788975271540. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". db.history.go.kr (in Chinese). Kŏryŏ Sidae – Database. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. ^ Seolhwa, Hebe (October 7, 2014). "고려04대 광종후궁 - 경화궁부인 임씨(慶和宮夫人 林氏) - 혜종자식". m.blog.naver.com. Naver. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Chinese). Retrieved June 14, 2021.