Queen Sasuk

Queen Sasuk
사숙왕후
Queen consort of Goryeo
Tenure1083–1094
Coronation1083
PredecessorRoyal Consort Jeongsin
SuccessorQueen Myeongui
Queen dowager of Goryeo
Tenure / Regency1094–1095/7
Coronation1094
PredecessorQueen Dowager Inye
SuccessorQueen Dowager Myeongui
Regent MonarchKing Heonjong (son)
Bornc.1065
Goryeo
Diedc.1107 (aged about mid 40s)
Goryeo
Burial
Illeung tomb
Spouse
(before 1083)
IssueHeonjong of Goryeo
An unnamed daughter[1]
Princess Suan[2]
Regnal name
  • Consort Yeonhwa (연화궁비, 延和宮妃)
  • Concubine of Duke Gukwon (국원공빈, 國原公賓)
  • Duchess Consort Gukwon (국원공비, 國原公妃)
  • Queen Mother Sasuk (사숙태후, 思肅太后)
  • Grand Queen Mother Sasuk (사숙왕태후, 思肅王太后)
Posthumous name
  • Queen Gwangsuk Jeonghwa Sasuk
    (광숙정화사숙왕후, 匡肅貞和思肅王后)
  • Queen Mother Gwangsuk Jeonghwa Sasuk
    (광숙정화사숙태후, 匡肅貞和思肅太后)
HouseGyeongwon Yi clan
FatherYi-Sŏk (이석)

Queen Sasuk of the Gyeongwon Yi clan (Korean사숙왕후 이씨; Hanja思肅王后 李氏; c.1065 – c.1107) was a Korean queen consort as the second wife of her first cousin, King Seonjong of Goryeo[3] and the mother of his successor, King Heonjong. She was the Regent of Korea during the minority of her son between 1094 and 1095. Both of Princess Wonsin, Princess Janggyeong, Yi Cha-gyŏm, and Yi Cha-ryang were her first cousins while Lady Jeongsin was her first cousin once removed.

  1. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved October 8, 2021.