Royal Consort Wonjil Gwi-Bi

Royal Consort Wonjil of the Gaeseong Wang clan (Korean: 원질귀비 왕씨; Hanja: 元質貴妃 王氏; lit. 'Noble Consort Wonjil of the Gaeseong Wang clan') was a Korean royal consort as the 9th wife of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo.

Noble Consort Wonjil
원질귀비
SpouseHyeonjong of Goryeo
Posthumous name
Wonjil (원질, 元質; "Primary and Upright")
HouseHouse of Wang (by marriage)
FatherWang Ga-do
MotherLady Gim, Princess Consort Gaeseong

She was born as the daughter Yi Ja-rim (이자림) and Princess Consort Gaeseong of the Gim clan (개성군부인 김씨) into the Cheongju Yi clan,[1] also the sister of Consort Gyeongmok, Deokjong of Goryeo's 1st wife.[2] Her father, Yi Ja-rim made achievements such as suppressing the rebellion and building Naseong in Gaegyeong, which was destroyed during Goryeo–Khitan War by the Liao Dynasty, later was given surname "Wang" (왕, 王) by King Hyeonjong with the name of "Ga-do" (가도).[3] After her death, she then received her Posthumous name of Noble Consort Wonjil (원질귀비, 元質貴妃).[4]

References
  1. "현종 후비 원질귀비 왕씨". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  2. "한국역대인물 종합정보 시스템 - 한국학중앙연구원". people.aks.ac.kr (in Korean). 2016-04-08. Archived from the original on 2016-04-08. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
  3. "왕가도". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  4. 이야기 고려왕조실록 (상) [The Story of the Royal Records of Goryeo (Top)] (in Korean). Korean History Research Institute: Taoreum. 2009. ISBN 9788996200833.
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