Queen Sapyeong
{{Short description|Goryeo crown princess (1158–1174)}}
{{Infobox royalty
| name = Queen Sapyeong
사평왕후
| image =
| succession = Crown Princess of Goryeo
| reign = 3rd month 1174 – 12th month 1174
(lunar calendar)
| reign-type = Tenure
| coronation = 1174
| predecessor = Crown Princess Wang
| successor = Crown Princess Yu
| father = Yi Ui-bang
| mother = Lady Jo
| spouse = {{Marriage|Crown Prince Wang Suk|1174|1174}}
| issue = Princess Suryeong
| birth_date = 1158
| birth_place = Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, Goryeo
| death_date = {{floruit}}1174
| death_place = Goryeo
| place of burial =
| posthumous name = Sapyeong (사평, 思平; "Thoughtful and Peaceful")
| house = Jeonju Yi clan
| religion = Buddhism
}}
Queen Sapyeong of the Jeonju Yi clan ({{Korean|사평왕후 이씨|思平王后 李氏}}; 1158 – ?) was the first and primary wife of King Gangjong of Goryeo when he was still a crown prince who just reigned for 9 months. Descended from Yi Yong-bu, she would become the first cousin fifth removed to Yi Seonggye and only royal wife in Korean history who was born and came from the Jeonju Yi clan.
Biography
=Early life=
The future Queen Sapyeong was born into the Jeonju Yi clan as the only daughter of Yi Ŭi-bang,{{Cite web|url=http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?itemIds=kr&sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%EC%82%AC%ED%8F%89%EC%99%95%ED%9B%84&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%82%AC%ED%8F%89%EC%99%95%ED%9B%84&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_088r_0010_0980/2/0/2/r|title=고려시대 史料 Database|website=Goryeosa|access-date=September 8, 2021|language=ko}} son of Yi Yong-bu and Lady Cho in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province.
=Marriage and later life=
In 1174, she married Crown Prince Wang Suk as his primary and first wife since her father had a big influence in the court. However, after 5 months reign, her father was assassinated in the coup led by Chŏng Kyun ({{Korean|hangul=정균|labels=no}}),{{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%9D%98%EB%B0%A9&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%9D%B4%EC%9D%98%EB%B0%A9&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_019r_0090_0120_0030/44/9/44/r|title=고려시대 史料 Database|website=Goryeosa|access-date=September 8, 2021|language=ko}} son of Chŏng Chung-bu ({{Korean|hangul=정중부|labels=no}}),{{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%9D%98%EB%B0%A9&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%9D%B4%EC%9D%98%EB%B0%A9&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_020r_0200/44/11/44/r|title=고려시대 史料 Database|website=Goryeosa|access-date=September 8, 2021|language=ko}} which she later expelled from her position and out the palace according to the opinion that,
:"You cannot have the rebel's daughter as a spouse and companion for you."
"반역자의 딸을 동궁의 배필로 둘 수 없다."
After her husband's ascension to the throne, she then received her title back and posthumously honoured as a Queen Consort. The couple had a daughter who later married Wang Ch'un, Duke Hawon ({{Korean|hangul=왕춘 하원공|labels=no}}).{{Cite web|url=http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?itemIds=kr&sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%EC%82%AC%ED%8F%89%EC%99%95%ED%9B%84&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%82%AC%ED%8F%89%EC%99%95%ED%9B%84&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_091r_0020_0180_0020/2/1/2/r|title=고려시대 史料 Database|website=Goryeosa|access-date=September 8, 2021|language=ko}}{{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%88%98%EB%A0%B9%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%88%98%EB%A0%B9%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_088r_0010_0980/3/1/3/r|title=고려시대 史料 Database|website=Goryeosa|access-date=September 8, 2021|language=ko}}
After that, her whereabouts has not appeared in both of Goryeosa or Goryeosajeolyo.
Family
- Father: Yi Ŭi-bang (1121 – 12 January 1174)
- Grandfather: Yi Yong-bu ({{Korean|hangul=이용부|hanja=李勇夫|labels=no}}; 1102 – ?)
- Grandmother: Lady Yi of the Gyeongwon Yi clan ({{Korean|hangul=인천 이씨|labels=no}}; 1102 – ?); youngest daughter of Yi Ho (이호, 李顥; 1040-?)
- Mother: Lady Cho ({{Korean|hangul=조씨|hanja=曺氏|labels=no}}) (1134 – ?); Yi Ŭi-bang's second wife
- Husband: Crown Prince Wang Suk (10 May 1152 – 26 October 1213); son of King Myeongjong and Queen Uijeong.
- Daughter: Princess Suryeong (1178 – ?)
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Park Eun-bin in the 2003–2004 KBS TV series Age of Warriors.
References
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External links
- [http://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Contents/Index?contents_id=E0026077 Queen Sapyeong] on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture {{in lang|ko}}.
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Category:Royal consorts of Goryeo
Category:Year of birth unknown