Deposed Princess Yeondeok

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,^[4] entered the Palace, and was honoured as Princess Yeondeok (연덕궁주; 延德宮主).^[5] 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.^[6]

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 (이씨). Even after she was deposed, Injong, and other reigning kings, continued to treat generously. She died on 4 August 1139, without any children.

• Deposed Princess Yeondeok on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).
• 폐비 이씨 자매 on EToday News (in Korean).
• Deposed Princess Yeondeok on Goryeosa (in Korean)
• 폐비 이씨 on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).

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