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Princess Deoknyeong
덕녕공주
德寧公主
Queen Consort of Goryeo
(1st)
Tenure 1330–1332
Coronation 1330
Predecessor Queen Gongwon
Successor Queen Gongwon
Queen Consort of Goryeo
(2nd)
Tenure 1339–1344
Coronation 1339
Predecessor Queen Gongwon
Successor Queen Consort Yun
Queen Regent of Goryeo
Tenure / Regency 1344–1348
Coronation 1344
Monarch King Chungmok (son)
Queen Dowager of Goryeo
Tenure ?–15 April 1375
Predecessor Queen Dowager Myeongdeok
Successor Dynasty abolished
(Dowager Queen Jaseong as the first Queen dowager of Joseon)
Monarch King Gongmin (brother-in-law)
Born Borjigin Irenchenppan
Yuan dynasty
Died 15 April 1375
Gaegyeong-bu, Kingdom of Goryeo
Burial Gyeongneung Tomb
Spouse
Chunghye of Goryeo
(m. 1330; died 1344)
Issue Chungmok of Goryeo
Princess Jangnyeong
Full name
Posthumous name
Princess Jeongsun Sukui
(정순숙의공주, 貞順淑儀公主; given by Yuan dynasty in 1367)
House Borjigin (by birth)
House of Wang (by marriage)
Father Chopal
Princess Deongnyeong
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Deoknyeong Gongju
McCune–Reischauer Tŏk'nyŏng Kongch'u
Posthumous name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Jeongsun Sugui Gongju
McCune–Reischauer Ch'ŏng'sun Suk'ŭi Kongch'u
Irrenchenppan (Mongolian)
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yirenchenppan
McCune–Reischauer I'ren'chen'ppan
Irrenchenppan (Korean)
Hangul
Revised Romanization Yeokrinjinban
McCune–Reischauer Yŏkninch'inpan

Princess Deoknyeong (Hangul: 덕녕공주; Hanja: 德寧公主; d. 15 April 1375) was a Yuan Dynasty Imperial family member who became the Korean Queen Consort by her marriage to Chunghye of Goryeo. Following her husband's deposition in 1344, she served as regent for their only son, King Chungmok from 1344 to 1348. She was the third Goryeo queen consorts who came from Yuan dynasty to Goryeo. Her personal name was Borjigin Irenchenppan (Chinese: 孛兒只斤 亦憐眞班).

Biography

Early life

The future Princess Deoknyeong was born in Yuan dynasty with the name Borjigin Irenchenppan (보르지긴 이렌첸빤, 孛兒只斤 亦憐眞班) as the daughter of Chopal.

Marriage

In 1330 she married with Chunghye of Goryeo when he was in Yuan and they later arrived in Goryeo on July in the same year. In Goryeo, the King bestowed the "Yeongyeong Palace" (연경궁, 延慶宮) as her residence. Then, in 1337, she gave birth to their first son, the future king Chungmok of Goryeo and also a daughter, Princess Jangnyeong. She followed the Yuan Dynasty custom of marrying Goryeo princes into the family line.

Regency

In 1344, her husband was deposed and was succeeded by their only son. Due to her son's minority in, she became his regent and guardian. At the time of her regency, she led the national army and national affairs on behalf of King Chungmok who was still only eight years old. When Chungmok died without left any successor, Chunghye's other son from Consort Yun ascended the throne as King Chungjeong. Although the new king's biological mother was Lady Yun, but Princess Deoknyeong also involved to his minority and took part in the political affairs, which the King couldn't prevent this and his maternal clan opposed this. Knowing that Yun Si-u (윤시우) and Bae Jeon (배전) formed a dominant force those caused the political disturbances, Deoknyeong formally stepped down as a regent in 1348. Then, in 1350, the first Japanese Invasion continued and King Chungjeong was dethroned one year later in 1351.

Later life

Even after the appointment of King Gongmin, she was treated with great hospitality in Goryeo and become the Queen Mother. In 1367, her homeland gave her the Imperial title as Princess Jeongsunsugui (정순숙의공주, 貞順淑儀公主) and she then died on 15 April 1375 while her tomb is "Gyeongneung Tomb" (경릉, 頃陵).

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