| Queen Wonseong 원성왕후 | |||||||||
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| Grand Queen Mother Wonseong (원성왕태후; 元成王太后) | |||||||||
| Queen consort of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1022 – 15 August 1028 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1022 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Queen Wonhwa | ||||||||
| Successor | Royal Consort Gyeongmok | ||||||||
| Died | 15 August 1028[1] Goryeo | ||||||||
| Burial | Myeongneung tomb | ||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Issue | Deokjong of Goryeo Jeongjong of Goryeo Queen Inpyeong Princess Gyeongsuk | ||||||||
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| House | Ansan Kim clan | ||||||||
| Father | Kim Un-bu | ||||||||
| Mother | Lady Yi, of the Gyeongwon Yi clan | ||||||||
| Religion | Buddhism | ||||||||
Queen Wonseong of the Ansan Kim clan (Korean: 원성왕후 김씨; Hanja: 元成王后 金氏; d. 15 August 1028[2]) or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Wonseong (Korean: 원성왕태후; Hanja: 元成王太后) was a Korean queen consort as the 3rd wife of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo[1] who became the mother of his successors, Deokjong and Jeongjong.
She was born into the Ansan Kim clan as the eldest daughter of Kim Unbu and Lady Yi, daughter of Yi Hogyom (이허겸) from the Gyeongwon Yi clan. Kim Unbu was an influential royal court favorite and official.[3] In 1010, King Hyeonjong who had fled to Naju, Jeolla Province due to the Khitan's invasion, stayed overnight in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province at Kim Unbu's house and Kim welcomed him with made his eldest daughter serve Hyeonjong comfortably. It was said too that Lady Kim made and dedicated clothes to Hyeonjong own. After this, Unbu's two other daughters also married to Hyeonjong.
According to Goryeosa, she firstly entered the palace in 1011 and was honoured as Primary Lady Yeongyeong (연경원주; 延慶院主) not long after bearing her eldest son, Wang Heum in 1016. Then, she was given the "Yeongyeong Palace" (연경궁; 延慶宮) and became Princess Yeongyeong (연경궁주; 延慶宮主) after bearing her second son, Wang Hyeong in 1018. Beside Heum and Hyeong, she also had two other daughters from Hyeonjong. In 1022, she formally became a Queen consort and in 1027 stayed in "Janggyeong Palace" (장경궁; 長慶宮). However, she eventually died a year later and was buried in Myeongneung tomb (명릉; 明陵); she was later enshrined in her husband's shrine.