Queen Heonjeong

Queen Heonjeong
헌정왕후
Grand Queen Mother Hyosuk
(효숙왕태후; 孝肅王太后)
Queen consort of Goryeo
(posthumously)
Coronation1009
PredecessorQueen Jeongdeok (1st)
Queen Munhwa (2nd)
SuccessorQueen Seonui (1st)
Queen Wonhye (2nd)
Bornc. 966
Gaegyeong-si, Goryeo
Died
Burial
Wolleung tomb
SpouseGyeongjong of Goryeo
Anjong of Goryeo (non-married partner)
IssueHyeonjong of Goryeo (with Anjong)
Posthumous name
  • Queen Hyesun Inhye Seonyong Myeonggan
    (혜순인혜선용명간왕후; 惠順仁惠宣容明簡王后)
  • Based on Goryeosa:
    Grand Queen Mother Myeonggan Seonyong Inhye Hyosuk (명간선용인혜효숙왕태후; 明簡宣容仁惠孝肅王太后)
  • Based on Hyeonhwasabi:
    Royal Grand Queen Mother Hyosuk Inhye Sunseong (효숙인혜순성대왕태후; 孝肅仁惠順聖大王太后)
HouseHouse of Wang (by birth)
Hwangju Hwangbo (by marriage)
FatherDaejong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Seonui

Queen Heonjeong of the Hwangju Hwangbo clan (Korean: 헌정왕후 황보씨; Hanja: 獻貞王后 皇甫氏; c. 966–993), or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Hyosuk (Korean: 효숙왕태후; Hanja: 孝肅王太后) during her son's reign, was a Goryeo royal family member as the third daughter of Wang Uk and youngest sister of King Seongjong. She later became the fourth wife of her first cousin, King Gyeongjong. After his death, she had an affair with her half uncle, giving birth to King Hyeonjong.

Not much is known about her early life beside that she and her siblings were raised by their paternal grandmother.