Lady Gyeonghwa of the Jincheon Im clan (; ) was a

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

Royal Princess as the first and oldest daughter of King Hyejong and

Queen Uihwa Queen Uihwa of the Jincheon Im clan (; 910–?) was a Goryeo queen consort as the first and primary wife of King Hyejong. Their only son must lost his life for political reasons during King Gwangjong's reign without able to ascended the throne a ...

who became the second wife of her half uncle, King Gwangjong, which she then followed her maternal clan. As a Princess, she therefore was called as Princess Gyeonghwa () or Grand Princess Gyeonghwa (). When

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accused the

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's half-brothers, Yo and So of plotting treason, the King then gave his eldest daughter to So as his 2nd wife, and it was believed that they were married in 944. Meanwhile, her father's effort to safeguard his own life from the political treatment meant she was married to her uncle who had already secured his position in the royal family through his first marriage. Gyeonghwa's marriage with So was a purely political marriage. Due to her father's status as King she was a Royal Princess by birth, but in later years was better known as Gwangjong's "Madam" () rather than "Queen consort" () as the title of Queen Consort belonged to Daemok, his first wife (formerly half younger sister).

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Kim Min-kyung and Jang Han-na in the 2002–2003

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TV series ''

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''. *Portrayed by Jang Seo-hee in the 2016 SBS TV series '' Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo''.

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Lady Gyeonghwa
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