Queen Myeongseong

Queen Consort of Joseon
Queen Consort of Joseon
Tenure 1659
Reign 1674
Spouse King Hyeonjong of Joseon
Born 13 June 1642
Died 21 January 1684
Changdeok Palace, Korea

Queen Myeongseong (13 June 1642–21 January 1684), was a wife and the Queen Consort of King Hyeonjong of Joseon, the 18th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty.

She was of the Cheongpung Kim clan (명성왕후 김씨)[1]

    1. Royal Prince Successor (왕세자)
    2. Princess Myeongseon (명선공주)
    3. Princess Myeonghye (명혜공주)
    4. Princess Myeongan (명안공주)

Notes

  1. Not to be confused with another Myeongseong, with the same Sino-Korean syllable yet with different hanja, who came from his son Sukjong's second wife's great-great-great-grand-niece descendant thru her clan (Yeoheung Min)

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Preceded by
Queen Inseon
Queen consort of Korea
1659–1674
Succeeded by
Queen Ingyeong