Queen Gongye

Queen Gongye
공예왕후
Queen consort of Goryeo
Tenure1126–1146
Coronation1126
PredecessorLady Yeondeok
Lady Bokchang
SuccessorQueen Janggyeong
Queen dowager of Goryeo
Tenure1146–1183
Coronation1146
PredecessorQueen Dowager Myeongui
SuccessorQueen Dowager Jeongseon
MonarchKing Uijong (son; 1146–1170)
King Myeongjong (son; 1170–1183)
Born2 October 1109
Dangdong village, Okdang-ri, Gwansan-eup, Jangheung-gun, Goryeo
Died2 December 1183 (1183-12-03) (aged 74)
Kaesong, Goryeo
Burial
Sunreung tomb
Spouse
(m. 1126⁠–⁠1146)
Issue
Regnal name
  • Princess Yeondeok (연덕궁주, 延德宮主; from 10 May 1129)
  • Queen Mother Gongye (공예태후, 恭睿太后)
  • Grand Queen Mother Gongye (공예왕태후, 恭睿王太后)
Posthumous name
Gongye (공예, 恭睿; "Reverent and Perspicacious")
HouseJangheung Im clan
FatherIm Wŏn-hu
MotherLady Yi of the Bupyeong Yi clan

Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan (Korean공예왕후 임씨; Hanja恭睿王后 任氏; 2 October 1109 – 2 December 1183[1]) was a Korean queen consort as the 3rd wife of King Injong of Goryeo. As his favourite and beloved wife, she was the mother of his three successors (Uijong, Myeongjong, Sinjong) and most of his children.[citation needed]

  1. ^ In the Korean calendar (lunar), she was born on 7 September 1109 and died on 22 November 1183.