Queen Myeongui

Queen Myeongui
명의왕후
Queen consort of Goryeo
Tenure1099–1105
Coronation1099
PredecessorQueen Sasuk
SuccessorQueen Gyeonghwa
Queen dowager of Goryeo
Tenure1105–1112
Coronation1105
PredecessorQueen Dowager Sasuk
SuccessorQueen Dowager Gongye
MonarchKing Yejong (son)
Bornc.1054/5
Jeongju-si, Gaeseong-bu, Gaegyeong-si, Goryeo
Died14 July 1112 (aged about late 60s / early 70s)
Sinbak Temple, Gaeseong-bu, Gaegyeong-si, Goryeo
BurialAugust 1112
Sungneung tomb
Spouse
(m. 1079)
IssueWang U
Princess Daeryeong
Princess Heungsu
Princess Ansu
Wang Pil
Wang Jing-eom
Wang Bo
Wang Hyo
Wang Seo
Princess Boknyeong
Wang Gyo
Regnal name
  • Princess Myeongbok (명복궁주; 明福宮主; from before 1079)
  • Princess Yeondeok (연덕궁주; 延德宮主)
  • Queen Mother Myeongui (명의태후; 明懿太后; from 1105)
  • Grand Queen Mother Myeongui (명의왕태후; 明懿王太后; from 1108)
Posthumous name
Grand Queen Mother Yuga Gwanghye Myeongui
유가광혜명의왕태후
(柔嘉光惠明懿王太后)
HouseChŏngju Yu clan
FatherYu Hong
MotherLady Kim, of the Gyeongju Kim clan

Queen Myeongui of the Chŏngju Yu clan (Korean: 명의왕후 유씨; Hanja: 明懿王后 柳氏; d. 8 August 1112) was a Korean queen consort as the first and primary wife of King Sukjong of Goryeo and the mother of most of his children.