Geun-bi Yi
Royal Consort Geun 근비 | |
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Queen consort of Goryeo | |
Tenure | 1379–1388 |
Coronation | 1379 |
Predecessor | Queen Indeok |
Successor | Queen Consort No |
Born | 1365 Goseong, Goryeo |
Spouse | |
Issue | Chang of Goryeo |
House | Goseong Yi (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage) |
Father | Yi Rim |
Mother | Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan |
Religion | Buddhism |
Royal Consort Geun of the Goseong Yi clan (Korean: 근비 이씨; Hanja: 謹妃
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
The future Royal Consort Geun was born in 1365 into the Goseong Yi clan in Goseong County as the daughter of Yi Rim (이림), who was a relative of Yi In-im (이인임),[2] and Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan.
Marriage and palace life[edit]
In 1379, she became the consort of the 13-year-old U of Goryeo and given title as Consort Geun (근비; 謹妃), also lived in Hudeok Mansion (후덕부;
After King U's deposal[edit]
In 1388, after ordering an attack on Liaodong in Ming territory, King U was forced to abdicate during a coup led by the general Yi Seong-gye.[5] His only young son ascended the throne as King Chang with Yi Seong-gye as the regent, then Royal Consort Geun was promoted to Grand Royal Consort (왕대비). All of the former king's other consorts were forced to leave the palace and return to their natal homes.[6]
Little more than a year later, both King U and King Chang were demoted to commoner status with the justification that U had not actually been the son of his royal father,[2] and Wang Yo was enthroned as the new ruler–King Gongyang. In addition to her husband and son, Royal Consort Geun's father and brother were exiled, as well as two of her brothers-in-law, a nephew-in-law, and a nephew.[7] Late in 1389, the two former kings were killed,[2] and Royal Consort Geun's father was imprisoned in Cheongju.[8]
Family[edit]
- Father: Yi Rim (이림,
李 琳; 1330–1391) - Mother: Grand Lady Byeon State of the Namyang Hong clan (변한국부인 남양 (당홍계) 홍씨, 卞
韓國 夫人 南陽 洪 氏 ; 1329 – ?) - Sibling(s)
- Older sister: Lady Yi (이씨;
李 氏 ) - Older brother: Yi Gwi-saeng (이귀생;
李 貴生 ; 1352 – ?) - Older brother: Yi Mu-saeng (이무생;
李 茂生 ; 1354 – ?) - Older sister: Lady Yi (이씨;
李 氏 ; 1342 – ?) - Younger sister: Lady Yi (이씨;
李 氏 ; 1367 – ?)
- Older sister: Lady Yi (이씨;
- Husband: Wang Woo, King U of Goryeo (고려 우왕; 25 July 1365 – 31 December 1389)
- Father-in-law: Wang Jeon, King Gongmin of Goryeo (고려 공민왕; 23 May 1330 – 27 October 1374)
- Mother-in-law: Banya (반야; 1345–1376)
- Legal mother-in-law: Queen Sunjeong of Goksan Han clan (순정왕후 한씨; 1347–1376)
- Son: King Chang of Goryeo (고려 창왕; 6 September 1380 – 31 December 1389)
In popular culture[edit]
- Portrayed by Jeon Sun-ae in the 1983 KBS1 TV series Foundation of the Kingdom.
- Portrayed by Kim Chang-sook in the 1983 MBC TV series The King of Chudong Palace.
- Portrayed by Seo Yi-an in the 2014 KBS TV series Jeong Do-jeon.
Notes[edit]
- ^ In lunar calendar, the Queen was born on 12 December 1364 (Goryeosa, vol. 134. Biographies: vol. 47. King U: Month 12, Year 7.)
- ^ a b c Goryeosa, vol. 45. Important families: vol. 45. King Gongyang: Month 12, Coronation year.
- ^ Goryeosa, vol. 134. Biographies: vol. 47. King U: Month 4, Year 5.
- ^ Goryeosa, vol. 134. Biographies: vol. 47. King U: Month 8, Year 6.
- ^ Cho (2007).
- ^ Goryeosa, vol. 137. Biographies: vol. 50. King Chang: Month 6, Coronation year.
- ^ Goryeosa, vol. 45. Distinguished families: vol. 45. King Gongyang: Month 11, Coronation year.
- ^ Goryeosa, vol. 45. Distinguished families: vol. 45. King Gongyang: Month 5, Year 2.
References[edit]
- Cho, Min 조민 (2007). "고려말(
高麗 末 )-조선초(朝鮮 初 ) 국내정치지배세력(國 內政治 支配 勢力 )의 대중인식(對 中 認識 )" [Diplomatic Relations with China in the Period of Late Goryeo and Early Chosun Dynasty]. The Journal of Northeast Asia Research (in Korean). 22 (2): 55–76. - Jeong In-ji, ed. (1451). 고려사 [Goryeosa]. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
External links[edit]
- 근비 이씨 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).
- 근비 이씨 on Encykorea (in Korean).