| Queen Anhye 안혜왕후 | |||||||||
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| Grand Queen Mother Anhye (안혜왕태후, 安惠王太后) | |||||||||
| Princess of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Reign | ?–1218 | ||||||||
| Successor | Princess Yeongchang[1] | ||||||||
| Monarch | Wang Yeong, King Huijong | ||||||||
| Queen consort of Goryeo | |||||||||
| Tenure | 1218–1232 | ||||||||
| Coronation | 1218 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Queen Wondeok | ||||||||
| Successor | Princess Gyeongchang | ||||||||
| Born | c.1199 Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | 1232 (aged about mid 30s) Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Spouse | |||||||||
| Issue | Wonjong of Goryeo Yeongjong of Goryeo Princess Suheung | ||||||||
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| House | House of Wang (by birth) Yu clan (by marriage) | ||||||||
| Father | Huijong of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Seongpyeong | ||||||||
Queen Anhye of the Yu clan (Korean: 안혜왕후 유씨; Hanja: 安惠王后 柳氏; d. 1232) or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Anhye (Korean: 안혜왕태후; Hanja: 安惠王太后) was a Goryeo princess as the first and oldest daughter of King Huijong and Queen Seongpyeong who became a queen consort through her marriage with her second cousin, King Gojong as his first and primary wife.
Life
The future Queen Anhye was born as the first daughter (Royal Princess) of Huijong of Goryeo and Queen Seongpyeong. She later married her second cousin, Gojong of Goryeo and changed her clan into Yu (유씨). Her mother-in-law, Queen Wondeok was initially her aunt and the daughter of Princess Changrak who also changed her clan to Yu.
In 1211, she honoured as Princess Seungbok (승복궁주, 承福宮主) not long after her marriage with Gojong and lived in "Seungbok Palace" (승복궁, 承福宮). She then formally became a Queen Consort followed her husband's ascension to the throne in 1218. They had two sons and a daughter.
However, she died in 1232 (19th year reign of her husband) and her husband then wore mourning clothes for three days and grieve over her death. The then-governor Choe U gave her a coffin made of gold and silver. At the time she died, her parents (in exile?) were still alive and was said to be so sad when hear this news.
After her death, Gojong didn't remarried again, so it was presumed that they had a good relationship both as cousin and spouse. She then received her Posthumous name and honoured as Queen Mother (태후, 太后) after their oldest son ascended the throne as King Wonjong in 1260.
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Han Ye-in in the 2003-2004 KBS TV series Age of Warriors.
References
- ↑ Full younger sister.
External links
- Queen Anhye on Encykorea (in Korean).
- 안혜태후 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).