Lady Daemyeong
Lady Daemyeong of the Jeongju Yu clan (Korean: 대명궁부인 유씨; Hanja: 大明宮夫人 柳氏; lit. 'Lady Yu of the Daemyeong Palace') was a Goryeo Royal family member as both of paternal and maternal granddaughter of King Taejo[2] who became the fifth wife of King Gyeongjong.[3][4] Since married her first cousin, she then followed her grandmother's clan the Jeongju Yu. She had a brother whom didn't records too detailed.
| Lady Daemyeong | |
|---|---|
| Spouse | Gyeongjong of Goryeo |
| House | House of Wang (by birth) Jeongju Yu (by marriage) |
| Father | Prince Wonjang[1] |
| Mother | Princess Heungbang |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Daemyeonggung-buin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taemy'ŏngkung-pu'in |
Although all of Gyeongjong's 1st-4th wife was posthumously honoured as a queen, just she who didn't receive any posthumous name. So, it was expected that even among the same royal family, there would be discrimination in treatment according to their families' status.
References
- "고려시대 史料 Database". db.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2021.
- 고려시대사람들은어떻게살았을까: 정치・경제생활이야기 (in Korean). 청년사. 1997. ISBN 978-89-7278-322-0.
- 한국사 를 바꾼 여인들 (in Korean). 책 이 있는 마을. 2002. ISBN 978-89-5639-014-7.
- Goryeosa vol. 88 – "Lady Daemyeonggung Yussi".
External links
- Lady Daemyeong on Encykorea (in Korean).
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