Queen Heonjeong

Queen Heonjeong
헌정왕후
Grand Queen Mother Hyosuk
(효숙왕태후; 孝肅王太后)
Queen consort of Goryeo
(posthumously)
Coronation1009
PredecessorQueen Jeongdeok (1st)
Queen Munhwa (2nd)
SuccessorQueen Seonui (1st)
Queen Wonhye (2nd)
Bornc. 966
Gaegyeong-si, Goryeo
Died
Burial
Wolleung tomb[1]
SpouseGyeongjong of Goryeo
Anjong of Goryeo (non-married partner)
IssueHyeonjong of Goryeo (with Anjong)
Posthumous name
  • Queen Hyesun Inhye Seonyong Myeonggan
    (혜순인혜선용명간왕후; 惠順仁惠宣容明簡王后)
  • Based on Goryeosa:
    Grand Queen Mother Myeonggan Seonyong Inhye Hyosuk (명간선용인혜효숙왕태후; 明簡宣容仁惠孝肅王太后)
  • Based on Hyeonhwasabi:
    Royal Grand Queen Mother Hyosuk Inhye Sunseong (효숙인혜순성대왕태후; 孝肅仁惠順聖大王太后)
HouseHouse of Wang (by birth)
Hwangju Hwangbo (by marriage)
FatherDaejong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Seonui

Queen Heonjeong of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (Korean헌정왕후 황보씨; Hanja獻貞王后 皇甫氏; c. 966–993), or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Hyosuk (Korean효숙왕태후; Hanja孝肅王太后) during her son's reign, was a Goryeo royal family member as the third daughter of Wang Uk and youngest sister of King Seongjong. She later became the fourth wife of her first cousin, King Gyeongjong.[2] After his death, she had an affair with her half uncle, giving birth to King Hyeonjong.[3]

Not much is known about her early life beside that she and her siblings were raised by their paternal grandmother.[4]

  1. ^ 원릉에 도적이 들다. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Queen Heonjung Archived 2013-02-18 at archive.today (in Korean)
  3. ^ Queen Heonjeong (in Korean)
  4. ^ 경종 후비 헌정왕후 황보씨. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved August 5, 2021.