Royal Consort Wonjil Gwi-Bi

Noble Consort Wonjil
원질귀비
SpouseHyeonjong of Goryeo
Posthumous name
Wonjil (원질, 元質; "Primary and Upright")
HouseHouse of Wang (by marriage)
FatherWang Ga-do
MotherLady Gim, Princess Consort Gaeseong

Royal Consort Wonjil of the Gaeseong Wang clan (Korean: 원질귀비 왕씨; Hanja: 元質貴妃 王氏; lit. Noble Consort Wonjil of the Gaeseong Wang clan) was a Korean royal consort as the 9th wife of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo.

She was born as the daughter Yi Ja-rim (이자림) and Princess Consort Gaeseong of the Gim clan (개성군부인 김씨) into the Cheongju Yi clan,[1] also the sister of Consort Gyeongmok, Deokjong of Goryeo's 1st wife.[2] Her father, Yi Ja-rim made achievements such as suppressing the rebellion and building Naseong in Gaegyeong, which was destroyed during Goryeo–Khitan War by the Liao Dynasty, later was given surname "Wang" (왕; 王) by King Hyeonjong with the name of "Ga-do" (가도).[3] After her death, she then received her posthumous name of Noble Consort Wonjil (원질귀비; 元質貴妃).[4]

  1. ^ 현종 후비 원질귀비 왕씨. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. ^ 한국역대인물 종합정보 시스템 - 한국학중앙연구원. people.aks.ac.kr (in Korean). 2016-04-08. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  3. ^ 왕가도. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. ^ 이야기 고려왕조실록 (상) [The Story of the Royal Records of Goryeo (Top)] (in Korean). Korean History Research Institute: Taoreum. 2009. ISBN 9788996200833.