Queen Ingyeong
| Queen Ingyeong 인경왕후 | |||||
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| Queen consort of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 1674 – 16 December 1680 | ||||
| Predecessor | Queen Myeongseong | ||||
| Successor | Queen Inhyeon | ||||
| Crown Princess consort of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 1670 – 1674 | ||||
| Predecessor | Crown Princess Kim | ||||
| Successor | Crown Princess Sim | ||||
| Born | 25 October 1661 Hoehyeonbang, Kingdom of Joseon | ||||
| Died | 16 December 1680 (aged 19) Hoesang Hall, Gyeonghui Palace, Kingdom of Joseon | ||||
| Burial | Ikreung, Gyeonggi Province | ||||
| Spouse | Yi Sun, King Sukjong | ||||
| Issue | 2 unnamed daughters | ||||
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| House | Gwangsan Kim clan | ||||
| Father | Kim Man-Gi, Internal Prince Gwangseong | ||||
| Mother | Internal Princess Consort Seowon of the Cheongju Han clan | ||||
Queen Ingyeong (인경왕후 김씨; 25 October 1661 − 16 December 1680), of the Gwangsan Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and first queen consort of Yi Sun, King Sukjong, the 19th Joseon monarch. She was Queen consort of Joseon from 1674 until her death in 1680.
Biography[]
The future queen was born on 25 October 1661 during the reign of King Hyeonjong. Her father was Kim Man-gi[1] and her mother was member of the Cheongju Han clan.[2] Kim Jang-saeng is her great-great grandfather and Kim Jib is her great-granduncle through her father. She is also first cousins thrice removed with Queen Inseon.
She was married at the age of 10 to Hyeonjong's only son, Crown Prince Myeongbo, entitling her as crown princess consort (왕세자빈, wangsejabin). In 1674, her husband ascended to the throne as the 19th Joseon monarch (temple name: Sukjong) and she became queen consort.
In 1677, she gave birth to a daughter who eventually died a year later on 13 March 1678. In 1679, the Queen gave birth to another daughter but she died prematurely.
In 1680, age 19, she showed signs of smallpox and died 8 days later in Changdeok Palace. She is buried in Ikreung (익릉) in Gyeonggi province.
Titles[]
- 25 October 1661 - 1671: Lady Kim, daughter of Kim Man-Gi of the Gwangsan Kim Clan
- 1671 - 1674: Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess Consort (왕세자빈; 王世子嬪)
- 1674 - 16 December 1680: Her Royal Highness, the Queen Consort of Joseon (왕비; 王妃)
- Posthumous title: Queen Ingyeong (인경왕후; 英庆王后)
Family[]
- Great-Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
- Kim Jong-yun (김종윤, 金宗胤)
- Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
- Kim Ho (김호, 金鎬)
- Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother
- Lady Yi of the Jeonui Yi clan (전의 이씨)
- Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
- Great-Great-Great-Grandmother
- Lady Shin of the Pyeongsan Shin clan (정부인 평산 신씨, 貞夫人 平山申氏) (1533 - 1618)
- Great-Great-Grandfather
- Kim Jang-saeng (김장생, 金長生) (8 August 1548 - 3 August 1631)[5]
- Great-Great-Grandmother
- Lady Jo of the Changnyeong Jo clan (증 정경부인 창녕 조씨, 贈 貞敬夫人 昌寧 曺氏) (1551 - 1586); Kim Jang-saeng’s first wife
- Great-Grandfather
- Kim Ban (김반, 金槃) (1580 - 1640)[6]
- Great-Grandmother
- Lady Seo of the Yeonsan Seo clan (증 정경부인 연산 서씨, 贈 貞敬夫人 連山 徐氏) (1590 - 1637); Kim Ban’s second wife
- Grandfather
- Kim Ik-gyeom (김익겸, 金益兼) (1614 - 16 February 1637)
- Grandmother
- Lady Yun of the Haepyeong Yun clan (정경부인 해평 윤씨, 貞敬夫人 海平 尹氏) (1617 - 1689)[7]
- Father
- Kim Man-Gi (김만기, 金萬基) (1633 - 15 March 1687)
- Uncle - Kim Man-jung (김만중, 金萬重) (6 March 1637 - 14 June 1692)
- Aunt - Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (정경부인 연안 이씨, 貞敬夫人 延安 李氏) (1639 - 1705)
- Cousin - Kim Jin-hwa (김진화, 金鎭華) (1655 - 1694)[8]
- Cousin - Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (정경부인 광산 김씨, 貞敬夫人 光山 金氏) (1657 - 1736)
- Kim Man-Gi (김만기, 金萬基) (1633 - 15 March 1687)
- Mother
- Internal Princess Consort Seowon of the Cheongju Han clan (서원부부인 청주 한씨, 西原府夫人 淸州 韓氏) (1634 - 1660)
- Grandfather − Han Yu-ryang (1603 – 1656) (한유량, 韓有良)
- Grandmother - Lady Yi of the Deoksu Yi clan (덕수 이씨, 德水 李氏) (1605 - 1684)
- Internal Princess Consort Seowon of the Cheongju Han clan (서원부부인 청주 한씨, 西原府夫人 淸州 韓氏) (1634 - 1660)
- Siblings
- Older brother - Kim Jin-gu (김진구, 金鎭龜) (1651 - 1704)
- Sister-in-law - Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan (정경부인 한산 이씨, 貞敬夫人 韓山 李氏) (1651 - 1721)
- Older brother - Kim Jin-gyu (김진규, 金鎭圭) (1658 - 1716)
- Sister-in-law - Lady Yi of the Wansan Yi clan (정경부인 완산 이씨, 貞敬夫人 完山 李氏)
- Sister-in-law - Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (정경부인 연일 정씨, 貞敬夫人 延日 鄭氏)
- Nephew - Kim Yeon-taek (김연택, 星延澤)
- Nephew - Kim Yang-taek (김양택, 金陽澤) (1712 - 1776)
- Older brother - Kim Jin-seo (김진서, 金鎭瑞)
- Older brother - Kim Jin-bu (김진부, 金鎭符)
- Younger sister - Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan
- Brother-in-law - Jeong Hyeong-jin (정형진, 鄭滎振)
- Younger sister - Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan
- Brother-in-law - Yi Ju-shin (이주신, 李舟臣) of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨)
- Nephew - Yi Cheon-bo (이천보, 李天輔) (1698 - 1761)
- Niece - Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan
- Nephew-in-law - Sim Sa-ju (심사주, 沈師周)[9]
- Brother-in-law - Yi Ju-shin (이주신, 李舟臣) of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨)
- Older brother - Kim Jin-gu (김진구, 金鎭龜) (1651 - 1704)
- Husband − Yi Sun, King Sukjong (7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720) (조선 숙종)
- Unnamed daughter (1677 – 13 March 1678)
- Unnamed daughter (1679 – 1679)
Full posthumous name[]
- Queen Ingyeong, Gwangryeol Hyojang Myeonghyeon Seonmok Hyeseong Sunui
- 광렬효장명현선목혜성순의인경왕후
- 光烈孝莊明顯宣穆惠聖純懿仁敬王后
In popular culture[]
- Portrayed by Ju Jeung-ryu in the 1961 film Jang Hui-bin.
- Portrayed by Park Soon Chun in the 1988 MBC TV series 500 Years of Joseon:Queen In Hyeon.
- Portrayed by Sa Mi Ja and Jang Hye Sook in the 1995 SBS TV series Jang Hee Bin.
- Portrayed by Kim Ha-eun in the 2013 SBS TV series Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love.
Notes[]
- ^ Entitled as "Internal Prince Gwangseong" (광성부원군).
- ^ Entitled as "Princess Consort Seowon" (서원부부인).
- ^ His daughter and her husband, Kim Sang-yong (김상용, 金尙容), eventually became the maternal grandparents to Queen Inseon
- ^ His great-grandson, Kim Su-in (김수인, 金壽仁), became the father-in-law to Queen Jangryeol’s older brother, Jo Yun-seok (조윤석, 趙胤錫) (1615 - 1664)
- ^ He is the father of Kim Jib
- ^ Younger brother of Kim Jib
- ^ Lady Yun is the granddaughter of Princess Jeonghye (a daughter of King Seonjo and his concubine, Royal Consort In of the Suwon Kim clan)
- ^ His son married Queen Inhyeon’s niece
- ^ He is the grandson of Princess Sukmyeong (a daughter of King Hyojong and Queen Inseon)
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