Queen Gongwon of the Namyang Hong clan (Korean: 공원왕후 홍씨; Hanja: 恭元王后 洪氏; 25 August 1298 – 12 February 1380[a]), more commonly known as Queen Dowager Myeongdeok (명덕태후; 明德太后), was a Korean royal consort as the fourth wife of King Chungsuk of Goryeo and the mother of his two successors, Chunghye and Gongmin.
In 1313, she married King Chungsuk and was promoted to Consort Deok (덕비; 德妃), while her biological parents were given the honorary titles of Internal Prince Namyang (남양부원군) and Grand Madame of Gwangju County (광주군대부인).
She was rumored to be intelligent and tidy when she was young, and after entering the palace, it was said that she followed the etiquette carefully and was loved by the king.
However, the king left the palace every night to meet her, which made Yilianzhenbala, the Yuan princess, hate Lady Hong badly.
Not long after this, the king abdicated the throne to Wang Jeong and their relationship began to crack little by little; finally, he expelled to her hometown and banned her from meeting their son.