Royal Consort Inmok of the Gyeongju Gim clan (Korean: 인목덕비 김씨; Hanja: 仁穆德妃 金氏; lit. 'Virtuous Consort Inmok of the Gyeongju Gim clan'; d. 1094) or during her lifetime was called as Princess Sunghwa (Korean: 숭화궁주; Hanja: 崇化宮主) was the 5th wife of King Munjong of Goryeo.[2]
Virtuous Consort Inmok 인목덕비 | |||||||||
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Born | ? Gyeongju, Goryeo | ||||||||
Died | 1094 Goryeo | ||||||||
Spouse | |||||||||
Issue | An unnamed daughter[1] | ||||||||
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House | Gyeongju Gim (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage) | ||||||||
Father | Gim Won-chung | ||||||||
Religion | Buddhism |
She was born in Gyeongju as the daughter of Gim Won-chung (김원충), son of Gim In-wi (김인위), while her older sister became Jeongjong of Goryeo's 4th wife. In 1049 (3rd year reign of Munjong of Goryeo), she was chosen to be his 5th wife and they get married not long after that, then received her royal title as Princess Sunghwa (숭화궁주; 崇化宮主).[3] They initially had a daughter, but died too early after birth.[4] Meanwhile, she later died in 1094 (11th year of the reign of Seonjong of Goryeo) and received her posthumous name of Virtuous Consort Inmok (인목덕비; 仁穆德妃).[2]
References
edit- ^ "문종 소생 공주". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b "문종 후비 인목덕비 김씨". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中) [Collection of Korean Women's Relations: Middle Ages (Part 2)] (in Korean). Ewha Womans University Women's Research Center: Ewha Womans University Press. 1985. p. 24. ISBN 9788973000432.
- ^ "보령궁주". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved October 11, 2021.
External links
edit- Royal Consort Inmok on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).