Queen Danui

Queen Danui
Hangul	단의왕후
Hanja	端懿王后
Revised Romanization	Danui Wanghu
McCune–Reischauer	Dánui Wanghu

Posthumous name
	공효정목단의왕후 (恭孝定穆端懿王后)

Queen Danui
단의왕후
Queen Danui ; 단의왕후
Queen Consort of Joseon (posthumously honored)
Crown Princess of Joseon
Tenure	20 May 1696 - 8 March 1718
Predecessor	Crown Princess Kim
Successor	Crown Princess Eo
Born	11 July 1686; Hoehyeon-dong, Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon
Died	8 March 1718 (aged 31); Jangchunheon Hall, Changdeok Palace, Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon
Burial	Hyereung 197, Donggureung-ro, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do
Spouse	Gyeongjong of Joseon
Posthumous name
Posthumous name
	공효정목단의왕후 (恭孝定穆端懿王后)
House	Cheongsong Sim
Father	Sim Ho
Mother	Internal Princess Consort Yeongwon of the Goryeong Park clan

Queen Danui (단의왕후, 端懿王后, 11 July 1686 - 8 March 1718^[2]), was the first wife and princess consort of Crown Prince Hwiso, the future Gyeongjong of Joseon.^[3] She died before her husband's ascension to the throne.

Biography[]

The future Queen Danui was born on 11 July 1686 from the Cheongsong Sim clan as the eldest child and daughter of Sim Ho and his wife, Lady Park of the Goryeong Park clan.

Through her father, Lady Sim is the 4th great-grandniece of Queen Insun, the wife of King Myeongjong, and the 9th great-grandniece of Queen Soheon, the wife of King Sejong and daughter of Sim On. She is also the 5th great-grandniece of Yi Ryang, a descendant of Grand Prince Hyoryeong, the son of King Taejong and Queen Wongyeong.

She was appointed as a Crown Princess (세자빈) when she married Crown Prince Yi Yun in 1696 at the age of 11.

She died on 8 March 1718, during the 44th year of Sukjong of Joseon's reign, two years before Crown Prince Yi Yun ascend the throne as Gyeongjong of Joseon. After Gyeongjong's sudden death, her younger brother Shim Yu-hyeon (심유현, 沈維賢) claimed that Gyeongjong was confined by Noron eunuchs and was then poisoned.

She was later posthumously named Queen Danui (단의왕후,端懿王后); adding Gonghyojeongmok (공효정목, 恭孝定穆)^[4] to her posthumous title when her husband became king. Her tomb is located on Hyereung 197, Donggureung-ro, Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do.^[5]^[6]

Family[]

Father - Sim Ho, Internal Prince Cheongeun (심호 청은부원군, 沈浩靑恩府院君) (1668 - 1704)
- 1)Grandfather - Sim Bong-Seo (심봉서, 沈鳳瑞) (1652 - 1699)
  - 2)Great-grandfather - Sim Gwon (심권, 沈權) (1643 - 1697)
    - 3) Great-great-grandfather - Sim Hui-se (심희세, 沈熙世) (1601 - 1645)
      - 4)Great-great-great-grandfather - Sim Yeol (심열, 沈悅) (1569 - 1646)
        5)Great-great-great-great-grandfather - Sim Chung-Gyeom (심충겸, 沈忠謙) (1545 - 1594); Queen Insun’s younger brother
        6)Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather - Sim Kang (심강, 沈鋼) (1514 - 1567); Queen Insun’s father
        7) Great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather - Sim Yeon-Won (심연원, 沈連源) (1491 - 1558)
        
        7) Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother - Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (정경부인 경주 김씨, 貞敬夫人慶州金氏) (1485 - 1564)
        
        6) Great-great-great-great-great--grandmother - Internal Princess Consort Wansan of the Jeonju Yi clan (완산부부인 전주 이씨, 完山府夫人全州李氏) (1512 - 1559)^[7]
        
        5) Great-great-great-great-grandmother - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (증 정경부인 전주 이씨)
      - 4)Great-great-great-grandmother - Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨); Shim Yeol’s first wife
- 1)Grandmother - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (정경부인 전주 이씨, 貞敬夫人全州李氏) (1650 - 1676), daughter of Yi Seong-Rin (이성린, 李聖麟); Sim Bong-seo’s second wife
Mother - Internal Princess Consort Yeongwon of the Goryeong Park clan (영원부부인 고령 박씨, 靈原府夫人高靈朴氏) (1668 - 1735)
- Grandfather - Park Bin (박빈, 安山郡守朴鑌) (1629 - ?)^[8]
- Grandmother - Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (증 숙부인 청주 한씨, 贈淑夫人淸州韓氏); daughter of Han Jin (한진, 韓縝) (1607 - 1659)
Siblings
- Younger sister - Lady Sim of the Cheongsong Sim clan (청송 심씨)
  - Brother-in-law - Song Jing-Gye (송징계, 宋徵啓) (1690 - 1772), son of Song Gwang-Suk (송광속, 宋光涑)
- Younger brother - Sim Yu-Hyeon (심유현, 沈維賢) (? - 1728)
- Younger brother - Sim Jun-Hyeon (심준현, 沈駿賢)
Husband - Gyeongjong of Joseon (조선 경종) (20 November 1688 - 11 October 1724) — No issue.
- Father-in-law - Yi Sun, Sukjong of Joseon (조선 숙종) (7 October 1661 - 12 July 1720)
- Mother-in-law - Jang Ok-jeong, Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Indong Jang clan (3 November 1659 - 9 November 1701) (희빈 장씨)
  - Legal mother-in-law - Queen Inhyeon of Yeoheung Min clan (인현왕후 민씨) (15 May 1667 - 16 September 1701)
  - Legal mother-in-law - Queen Inwon of the Gyeongju Kim clan (인원왕후 김씨) (3 November 1687 - 13 May 1757)

In popular culture[]

Portrayed by Woo Hee-jin in the 1988 MBC TV series 500 Years of Joseon: Queen Inhyeon
Portrayed by Park Ji-mi in the 2003 KBS2 TV series Jang Hee Bin.

References[]

^ "혜릉 경종대왕비 단의왕후 제향 재위기". m.blog.naver.com.
^ In Lunar calendar, the Queen was born 21 May 1686 and died on 7 February 1718
^ "조선왕조실록". sillok.history.go.kr.
^ "단의왕후(端懿王后)". encykorea.aks.ac.kr (in Korean).
^ "혜릉(惠陵)". encykorea.aks.ac.kr.
^ "능묘". ynucc.yu.ac.kr.
^ She is the older sister of Yi Ryang
^ His father’s, Park Jang-won (박장원, 朴長遠) (1612 - 1671), mother, Lady Sim of the Cheongsong Sim clan, is a distant relative of Queen Insun. Lady Sim is a 4th great-grandniece of Sim Yeon-Won (심연원, 沈連源) (1491 - 1558); the grandfather of Queen Insun.

External links[]

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[1] "혜릉 경종대왕비 단의왕후 제향 재위기". m.blog.naver.com.

[2] In Lunar calendar, the Queen was born 21 May 1686 and died on 7 February 1718

[3] "조선왕조실록". sillok.history.go.kr.

[4] "단의왕후(端懿王后)". encykorea.aks.ac.kr (in Korean).

[5] "혜릉(惠陵)". encykorea.aks.ac.kr.

[6] "능묘". ynucc.yu.ac.kr.

[7] She is the older sister of Yi Ryang

[8] His father’s, Park Jang-won (박장원, 朴長遠) (1612 - 1671), mother, Lady Sim of the Cheongsong Sim clan, is a distant relative of Queen Insun. Lady Sim is a 4th great-grandniece of Sim Yeon-Won (심연원, 沈連源) (1491 - 1558); the grandfather of Queen Insun.

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