Queen Gongwon

Queen Gongwon (1298–1380), born Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan, married King Chungsuk of Goryeo in 1313 and became Consort Deok. She was the mother of two kings, Chunghye and Gongmin.

Goryeo kings were expected to marry Yuan imperial women, so when a Yuan princess became Chungsuk's wife, Lady Hong moved to another residence. He later expelled her to her hometown, and she did not return to Gaegyeong until 1332.

As queen dowager she opposed Gongmin's radical reforms carried out with the monk Sin Don and reproached him for executing obstructive officials. In 1376 she had Banya, King U's slave-born mother, drowned in the Imjin River. She died in 1380 aged 81 and was buried at Yeongneung.