Early life and marriage Lady Wang was born as the second child and eldest daughter of
Duke Gangneung and Lady Kim of the
Gangneung Kim clan. Through her father, she was a great-granddaughter of
King Munjong. She became a queen consort through her marriage with her second half-cousin once removed,
King Uijong as his primary wife. Her younger sisters eventually became Queen Consorts of future Goryeo Kings through their marriages.
Life as queen consort and palace life Although she changed her clan after marriage and became
Queen Consort, she was sometimes still recognized by her biological paternal lineage. She married Uijong when he became Crown Prince and thought that she was in a very influential position within the royal family. Meanwhile, after her husband ascended the throne, she then given the Royal title of
Princess Heungdeok () in 1151 and two years later, she gave birth to their first son,
Crown Prince Hyoryeong, in 1149 whom later formally became
Crown Prince in 1153. Besides him, she also bore Uijong their three daughters. It was said that before Hyoryeong was born, both Kim and Uijong vowed to make "4 Copies of Hwaeom Sutra" () using Gold and Silver characters if they had a son. Then, after the prince was born, the second copies was copied and stored in Heungwang Temple, Honggyo-won. At this time, an inauguration ceremony was held. Later in 1170, when
Chŏng Chung-bu deposed and later killed Uijong, the Queen got exiled to Jindo-hyeon and was believed to be assassinated and died there.
Death and posthumous name It was unknown when the Queen died since there were no records about this, but after her death, she then buried in Huireung Tomb () along with her husband, King Uijong. • In October 1253 (40th year reign of
King Gojong), named
Hye-ja () was added to her
posthumous name. == Family ==