Queen Jeongseong
| Queen Jeongseong 정성왕후 | |||||
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| Queen consort of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 30 November 1724 – 3 April 1757 | ||||
| Predecessor | Queen Seonui | ||||
| Successor | Queen Jeongsun | ||||
| Crown Princess consort of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 1721 – 30 November 1724 | ||||
| Predecessor | Crown Princess Eo | ||||
| Successor | Crown Princess Hyeon | ||||
| Born | 12 January 1693 Gahoebang, Kingdom of Joseon | ||||
| Died | 3 April 1757 (aged 64) Gwanrigak, Changdeok Palace Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon | ||||
| Burial | Hongreung | ||||
| Spouse | King Yeongjo of Joseon (m.1703–1757) | ||||
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| House | Daegu Seo | ||||
| Father | Seo Jong-jae | ||||
| Mother | Internal Princess Consort Jamseong of the Ubong Yi clan | ||||
| Seal |  | ||||
Queen Jeongseong (정성왕후 서씨; 12 January 1693 – 3 April 1757), of the Daegu Seo clan, was the wife and first queen consort of Yi Geum, King Yeongjo, the 21st Joseon monarch.[1]
Biography[]
The future queen was born on 12 January 1693 in Gahoebang (가회방, 嘉會坊). She was the second daughter and fourth child of Seo Jong-jae and Lady Yi of the Ubong Yi clan.
In November 1703, at the age of ten, she married to the eight-year-old Prince Yeoning. As the wife of a prince, she was given the title of Princess Consort Dalseong (달성군부인). It was said that Prince Yeoning had commented on how pretty the young Princess was on their first night of marriage. In 1720, her husband was appointed as Crown Prince (왕세제, 王世弟), As his wife, Dalseong was given the title Crown Princess Consort (왕세제빈).
In 1724, Prince Yeoning's older brother, King Gyeongjong died. Prince Yeoning ascended the throne on 30 August of that year as King Yeongjo and she became his queen consort.
As queen, it was said that she held a generous character to her. The Queen had also cherished and treated Crown Prince Hyojang, Yi Jeong-bin’s son, and Crown Prince Sado, Yi Yeong-bin’s son, as if they were her own sons.
The Queen died at Changdeok Palace on 3 April 1757. Her death distressed her stepson, Crown Prince Sado, contributing to his declining mental condition.[2] Queen Jeongseong had no children.
Titles[]
- 12 January 1693 - November 1703: Lady Seo, daughter of Seo Jong-jae, of the Daegu Seo clan
- November 1703 - 1720: Her Royal Highness, Princess Consort Dalseong (달성군부인; 成绩郡夫人)
- 1720 - 20 November 1724: Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess Consort of Joseon (왕세제빈; 王世弟嬪)
- 20 November 1724 - 3 April 1757: Her Royal Highness, the Queen Consort of Joseon (왕비; 王妃)
- Posthumous title: Queen Jeongseong (정성왕후; 貞城王后)
Family[]
Parent
- Uncle - Seo Jong-cheok (서종척, 徐宗惕)
- Father − Seo Jong-jae (서종제, 徐宗悌) (1656 - 1719)
- Uncle - Seo Jong-shin (서종신, 徐宗愼)
- Uncle - Seo Jong-hyeob (서종협, 徐宗恊)
- Uncle - Seo Jong-il (서종일, 徐宗一)
- 1) Grandfather − Seo Mun-do (서문도, 徐文道) (1628 - 1700)
- 2) Great-Grandfather − Seo Hyeong-ri (서형리, 徐亨履) (1596 - 1667)
- 3) Great-Great-Grandfather − Seo Kyeong-su (서경수, 徐景需)[3]
- 4) Great-Great-Great-Grandfather - Seo Seong (서성, 徐渻) (1558 - 1631)
- 4) Great-Great-Great-Grandmother - Lady Song (송씨, 宋氏); daughter of Song Ryeong (송령, 宋寧)
- 3) Great-Great-Grandfather − Seo Kyeong-su (서경수, 徐景需)[3]
- 2) Great-Grandmother − Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (증 정경부인 창녕 성씨, 贈 貞敬夫人 昌寧 成氏) (1596 - 1668)
- 2) Great-Grandfather − Seo Hyeong-ri (서형리, 徐亨履) (1596 - 1667)
- 1) Grandmother − Lady Kim of the Andong Kim clan (증 정경부인 안동 김씨, 贈 貞敬夫人 安東 金氏) (1630 - 1709)
- 1) Grandfather − Seo Mun-do (서문도, 徐文道) (1628 - 1700)
- Mother − Internal Princess Consort Jamseong of the Ubong Yi clan (잠성부부인 우봉 이씨, 岑城府夫人 牛峰 李氏) (1660 - 1738)
- Grandmother - Lady Kim of the Uiseong Kim clan (의성 김씨, 義城 金氏)
- Grandfather - Yi Sa-chang (이사창, 李師昌)
Sibling
- Older brother − Seo Myeong-baek (서명백, 徐命伯) (1678 - 1738)
- Older brother − Seo Myeong-hyu (서명휴, 徐命休)
- Nephew − Seo No-su (서노수, 徐魯修)
- Older sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan
- Brother-in-law − Yi Jong-gyeong (이중경, 李重慶)
- Older sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan
- Brother-in-law − Shin Jeong-jib (신정집, 申正集)
- Younger sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan
- Brother-in-law − Im Geo (임거, 林蘧)
In popular culture[]
- Portrayed by Kim Ae-kyung in the 1988 MBC TV series 500 Years of Joseon: Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong.
- Portrayed by Moon Ye-ji in the 1998 MBC TV series The King's Road.
- Portrayed by Jung Mo-rye and Shin Gyu-Ri in the 2010 MBC TV series Dong Yi.
- Portrayed by Park Shin-hye in the 2014 film The Royal Tailor.
- Portrayed by Park Myung-Shin in the 2015 historical drama film The Throne.
- Portrayed by Kim Sun Kyung in the 2017 MBC TV series The Emperor: Owner of the Mask.
- Portrayed by Choi Soo-im in the 2019 SBS TV series Haechi.
Notes and references[]
- ^ Kim Haboush, JaHyun (2013). The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea (2 ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20055-5.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ He is a descendant of Seo Geo-jeong (서거정, 徐居正; 1420 - 1488) who served 6 kings (Sejong, Munjong, Danjong, Sejo, Yejong, and Seongjong). Seo’s mother was Gwon Geun’s daughter and the paternal aunt of Gwon Ram
- ^ Seo Jae-pil’s 6th great-grandfather
- ^ Seo Gwang-beom’s 5th great-grandfather
- 1693 births
- 1757 deaths
- Royal consorts of the Joseon Dynasty
- Korean queens consort
- 18th-century Korean women