Queen Janghwa

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Queen Janghwa of the Naju O clan[1] (Korean: 장화왕후 오씨; Hanja: 莊和王后 吳氏; d. c. 934 or 943) was the second Goryeo queen consort through her marriage as the second wife of Wang Kŏn, its founder and became the mother of his heir and oldest son, King Hyejong.

Tenure?–?
PredecessorQueen Sinhye
Born?
Geumseong, Silla
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Queen Janghwa
장화왕후
Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Janghwa
The Queen and her husband, King Taejo
Queen consort of Goryeo
Tenure?–?
PredecessorQueen Sinhye
SuccessorQueen Sinmyeong
Born?
Geumseong, Silla
Diedc. 934 or 943
??Gaegyeong-si, Goryeo
SpouseTaejo of Goryeo
IssueHyejong of Goryeo
Posthumous name
Janghwa (장화, 莊和; "Solemn and Harmonious")
HouseNaju O clan
FatherO Ta-ryŏn
MotherLady Yŏn Tŏkgyo
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Biography

Her grandfather, lived in Hamyang but eventually moved to Naju, which at the time was called Geumseong, and was the place that the future Queen was born in. Her father, O Ta-ryŏn, helped King Taejo establish the Goryeo Dynasty.[2] Queen Janghwa is daughter of O Ta-ryon.[3]

Family

  • Father: O Ta-ryŏn (856 – 944)
    • Grandfather - O Pang (오방; 吳昉) or O Pusun (오부순; 吳富純; 825 – ?)
  • Mother: Lady No Tŏkgyo (노덕교)
    • Grandfather - No Yŏnwi (신라 사간 노연위; 新羅 沙干 連位)
  • Siblings
    • Older brother - O Sang (오상; 吳相)
    • Older brother - O Hwan (오환; 吳桓)
    • Younger brother - O Kŏm (오검; 吳檢)
  • Husband: King Taejo of Goryeo (January 31, 877 – July 4, 943)

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