Queen Heonjeong

Queen Heonjeong (헌정왕후;獻貞王后, 966 – 1 July 992) was a Korean Goryeo dynasty queen.^[1] She was the fourth wife of the fifth king Gyeongjong of Goryeo, and younger sister of Queen Heonae. She was the mother of the eighth king Hyeonjong of Goryeo, who was her illegitimate son.^[2]

Family

• Father: King Daejong of Goryeo (? - November 969) (고려 대종)^[3]
  • Grandfather: King Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943) (고려 태조)
  • Grandmother: Queen Shinjeong of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (900 - 19 August 983) (신정왕후 황보씨)
• Mother: Queen Seonui of the Jeongju Ryu clan (선의왕후 유씨)
  • Grandfather: King Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943) (고려 태조)
  • Grandmother: Queen Jeongdeok of the Jeongju Ryu clan (정덕왕후 류씨)
• Brother: King Seongjong of Goryeo (15 January 961 - 29 November 997) (고려 성종)
• Sister: Queen Heonae of the Kaesong Wang clan (964 - 20 January 1029) (헌애왕후 왕씨)
• Husband: King Gyeongjong of Goryeo (9 November 955 – 13 August 981) (고려 경종)
• Husband: King Anjong of Goryeo (? - 7 July 996) (고려 안종)
  • Son: King Hyeonjong of Goryeo (1 August 992 – 17 June 1031) (고려 현종)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Wonjeong of the Kaesong Wang clan (? - 1018) (원정왕후 왕씨)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Wonhwa of the Gyeongju Choi clan (원화왕후 최씨)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Wonseong of the Ansan Kim clan (? - 22 July 1028) (원성왕후 김씨)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Wonhye of the Ansan Kim clan (? - 30 June 1022) (원혜태후 김씨)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Wonyong of the Jeongju Yu clan (원용왕후 유씨)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Wonmok of the Incheon Seo clan (? - 12 May 1057) (원목왕후 서씨)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Wonpyeong of the Ansan Kim clan (? - October 1028) (원평왕후 김씨)

Popular Culture

• Portrayed by Park Eun-bin and Shin Ae in the 2009 KBS2 TV series Empress Cheonchu.

External links

• http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/korea_heads.htm
• Queen Heonjung (in Korean)
• 태몽으로 사랑을 얻고 왕자를 낳은 헌정왕후 (in Korean)
• 안종 욱과 헌정왕후의 슬픈 사랑 남해타임스 (in Korean)
• 헌애·헌정 자매의 싸움… 고려 王씨 왕조가 김씨 왕조가 될 뻔 조선일보 2009.09.19 (in Korean)

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