Queen Heonui

Queen Heonui of the Chungju Yu clan (Korean: 헌의왕후 유씨; Hanja: 獻懿王后 劉氏) was a Goryeo royal family member as the daughter of Wang Jeong and a granddaughter of King Taejo who became a queen consort through her marriage with her first cousin, King Gyeongjong as his second wife.^[2] From this marriage, Queen Heonui became the second reigned Goryeo queen who followed her maternal clan after Queen Daemok, her mother-in-law and formerly aunt.^[3]

Queen Heonui 헌의왕후
Queen consort of Goryeo
Tenure	?–?
Predecessor	Queen Heonsuk
Successor	Queen Heonae
Spouse	Gyeongjong of Goryeo
Posthumous name Heonui (헌의, 獻懿; "Virtuous and Benign")
House	Chungju Yu clan (official) Wang (agnatic and by marriage)
Father	Great King Munwon[1]
Mother	Queen Munhye
Religion	Buddhism

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Choi Young-wan in the 2009 KBS2 TV series Empress Cheonchu.

References

1. 경종 후비 헌의왕후 유씨. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2021.
2. Duk-il, Lee (2013). 왕과 나: 왕을 만든 사람들 그들을 읽는 열한 가지 코드 [The King and I: The Eleven Codes That Read Them Who Made The King] (in Korean). WisdomHouse. ISBN 9788993119602.
3. Young-kon, Kim (2016). 북타임스 고려왕비열전 13. 성종과 문덕 왕후① [The Timelines 13. King Seongjong and Queen Mundeok (1)] (in Korean). Goldstar Publishing House. ISBN 9788907902047.

External links

• Queen Heonui on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).
• 헌의왕후 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).