Princess Wonsin of the Gyeongwon Yi clan () was the third wife of her first cousin, King Seonjong of Goryeo. She firstly honoured as Consort Wonhui (), but after her older brother, Yi Cha-ŭi () was executed by Duke Gyerim on the charge of plotting treason to make Wonhui's son as the new king instead of Gyerim, she was implicated in this and along with her son, they were exiled to ''Gyeongwon-gun'' (now in

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). In 1101, a pardon was issued for those who involved in the Yi Cha-ŭi case and after Crown Prince Wang U ascended the throne, the Gyeongwon Yi clan's people can gained their position again in the court and

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's daughter was chosen as the new

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for Yejong.

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