Deposed Princess Yeondeok
{{Short description|Queen consort of Goryeo (died 1139)}}
{{Other uses|Princess Yeondeok (disambiguation){{!}}Princess Yeondeok}}
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{{Infobox royalty
| name = Deposed Princess Yeondeok
폐비 연덕궁주
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| succession = Queen consort of Goryeo
| reign =1124–1126 (deposed)
| reign-type =Tenure
| coronation =1124
| predecessor =Queen Sundeok
| successor =Princess Bokchang
| father = Yi Cha-gyŏm
| mother =Lady Ch'oe
| spouse = {{Marriage|Injong of Goryeo|1124|1126}}
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| death_date =4 August 1139
| death_place =Goryeo
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| house =Gyeongwon Yi clan
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Deposed Princess Yeondeok of the Gyeongwon Yi clan ({{Korean|폐비 연덕궁주 이씨|廢妃 延德宮主 李氏}}; d. 4 August 1139) was a Korean queen consort as the 1st wife of her nephew, King Injong of Goryeo.{{Cite web|url=https://m.terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=890831&cid=62135&categoryId=62209|title=고려 인종 2년, 갑진년(甲辰年), 1124년|website=Naver|access-date=October 8, 2021|language=ko}}{{cite thesis |last1=Park |first1=Hye-June |date=2004 |title=Property and subjectivity: Women's property rights in Joseon Korea (1392–1910) |id={{ProQuest|305124355}} |oclc=61400049 }} It was said that she was possessed of beauty and gentleness, and an unblemished character.{{cite web|url=http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&searchTermImages=%EC%97%B0%EB%8D%95%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC+%EC%9D%B8%EC%A2%85&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%97%B0%EB%8D%95%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC+%EC%9D%B8%EC%A2%85&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_088r_0010_0740/6/1/6/r|script-title=ko:고려시대 史料 Database|website=db.history.go.kr|access-date=July 8, 2021|language=ko}} She was the second, alongside Queen Sundeok (initially older sister and later mother-in-law) and Princess Bokchang.
Biography
Injong was afraid that Yeondeok's father, Yi Cha-gyŏm, who was the most powerful noble at that time, would give the throne to another prince, thus diluting and splitting power. Hoping to avoid this, Injong forced Yeondeok to become his Queen Consort.
In the 8th month of 1124 (Korean calendar; lunisolar), she formally become his Queen consort,{{cite web|url=http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&start=-1&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&itemIds=&indexSearch=N&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%90%EA%B2%B8&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%9D%B4%EC%9E%90%EA%B2%B8&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_015r_0040_0090_0010/110/30/110/r|script-title=ko:고려사 > 권15 > 세가 권제15 > 인종(仁宗) 2년 > 8월 > 이자겸의 셋째 딸을 왕비로 맞아들이다|website=Goryeosa|access-date=April 21, 2022|language=ko}} entered the Palace, and was honoured as Princess Yeondeok ({{Korean|hangul=연덕궁주|hanja=延德宮主|labels=no}}).{{cite web|url=http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&searchTermImages=%EC%97%B0%EB%8D%95%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC+%EC%9D%B8%EC%A2%85&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%97%B0%EB%8D%95%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC+%EC%9D%B8%EC%A2%85&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_015r_0060_0020_0030/6/0/6/r|script-title=ko:왕비 이씨를 연덕궁주로 책봉하다|website=db.history.go.kr|access-date=July 8, 2021|language=ko}} According to Tongguk t'onggam, on the day she became queen it rained a great deal, the wind blew strongly, and the trees were uprooted.{{cite web|url=https://m.terms.naver.com/entry.naver?docId=890832&cid=62135&categoryId=62209|title=고려 인종 3년, 을사년(乙巳年), 1125년|website=m.terms.naver.com|access-date=July 8, 2021|language=ko}}
Meanwhile, on 20 June 1126 (4th year reign of Injong), Princess Yeondeok's father was ousted. Following this, some of Injong's servants said
:"The Princess couldn't be the king's queen consort as she was a close relative from his maternal side"
(궁주는 왕의 종모(從母)이니 왕후가 될 수 없다)
Afterwards, she and her younger sister were deposed from their positions and became simply Lady Yi ({{Korean|hangul=이씨|labels=no}}). Even after she was deposed, Injong, and other reigning kings, continued to treat generously. She died on 4 August 1139, without any children.
References
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External links
- [http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Index?contents_id=E0036743 Deposed Princess Yeondeok] on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture {{in lang|ko}}.
- [https://m.etoday.co.kr/view.php?idxno=1466818 폐비 이씨 자매] on EToday News {{in lang|ko}}.
- [http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&searchTermImages=%EC%97%B0%EB%8D%95%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC+%EC%9D%B8%EC%A2%85&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%97%B0%EB%8D%95%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC+%EC%9D%B8%EC%A2%85&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_088r_0010_0890/6/3/6/r Deposed Princess Yeondeok] on Goryeosa {{in lang|ko}}
- [https://www.doopedia.co.kr/mo/doopedia/master/master.do?_method=view2&MAS_IDX=140521001459282 폐비 이씨] on Doosan Encyclopedia {{in lang|ko}}.
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Category:Year of birth unknown
Category:Royal consorts of Goryeo
Category:Queens consort of Korea
Category:12th-century Korean women
Category:12th-century Korean people
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