Queen Inwon
| Queen Inwon | |
|---|---|
| Queen Dowager of Joseon | |
| Tenure | 1720–1757 (37 years) |
| Monarch |
King Gyeongjong (1720-1724) King Yeongjo (1724-1757) |
| Queen Consort of Joseon | |
| Tenure |
1702 – 1720 (18 years) |
| Born |
3 November 1687 Joseon |
| Died |
13 May 1757 (aged 70) Joseon |
| Burial | Myeongreung, Goyang |
| Spouse | King Sukjong of Joseon |
| Father | Kim Joo-shin |
| Mother | Lady Jo |
Queen Inwon (1687–1757) was a Korean queen consort, married to King Sukjong of Joseon.
Biography
Born in 1687, on the twenty-ninth day of the ninth month in the thirteenth year of the reign of King Sukjong, the future Queen Inwon was the second daughter of Kim Joo-shin (Hangul: 김주신, Hanja: 金柱臣)[1] and Lady Jo of the Imcheon Jo clan (Hangul: 임천 조씨, Hanja: 林川 趙氏),.[2] She had two brothers, Kim Huyeon (Hangul: 김후연, Hanja: 金後衍) and Kim Guyeon (Hangul: 김구연, Hanja: 金九衍), one older sister who married Mayor Lee Deoklin (Hangul: 시장이덕린, Hanja: 郡守李德隣), and one younger sister who married Yun Myeon-gyo (Hangul: 윤면교, Hanja: 尹勉教).
She married King Sukjong in 1702 as his third queen consort,[3] following the death of Queen Inhyeon and the execution of Jang hui-bin in 1701. She came down with smallpox in 1711, but survived.
Following King Sukjong's death in 1720, she became Queen Dowager (大妃 대비 daebi). Following the death of her stepson, King Gyeongjong, and the accession of her other stepson, King Yeongjo, in 1724, she became Grand Queen Dowager (大王大妃 대왕대비 daewangdaebi).
She died on the twenty-sixth day of the third month in the thirty-third year of the reign of King Yeongjo (1757) at Changdeok Palace, aged 70. She was buried in Myeongreung, Gyeonggi Province, near the tombs of King Sukjong and his second Queen Consort, Queen Inhyeon.
Full posthumous name
She was given the posthumous title
- Queen Inwon, Hyesun Jagyeong Heonryeol Gwangseon Hyeonik Kangseong Jeongdeok Suchang Yeongbok Yunghwa Hwijeong Jeongwoon Jeongui Jangmok Inwon Wanghu'
- 혜순자경헌렬광선현익강성정덕수창영복융화휘정정운정의장목인원왕후
- 惠順慈敬獻烈光宣顯翼康聖貞德壽昌永福隆化徽精正運定懿章穆仁元王后.
Trivia
Queen Inwon was a twenty-seventh-generation descendant of King Gyeongsun of Silla
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Oh Yeon-seo in the 2010 television series Dong Yi.[4]
- Portrayed by Kim Hae Sook in the 2015 film The Throne
References
- ↑ Entitled as "Internal Prince Gyeongeun" (경은부원군)
- ↑ Entitled as "Lady Garim, Princess Consort to the Internal Prince" (가림부부인)
- ↑ Technically, she was King Sukjong's fourth Queen Consort, but is officially recorded as the third Queen Consort of King Sukjong. Jang Ok-jeong was the actual third Queen Consort, but was ousted upon Queen Inhyeon's reinstatement.
- ↑ Lee, Ga-on (7 May 2010). "Han Hyo-joo says she "hold fast" to her role in Dong Yi". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
| Preceded by Queen Inhyeon |
Queen consort of Korea 1702–1720 |
Succeeded by Queen Seonui |