Queen Ingyeong

Queen Ingyeong
인경왕후
Queen Consort of Joseon
Tenure 1674 – 1680
Predecessor Queen Myeongseong
Successor Queen Inhyeon
Crown Princess of Joseon
Tenure 1670 – 1674
Predecessor Crown Princess Kim
Successor Crown Princess Shim
Born 25 October 1661
Hoehyeonbang, Kingdom of Joseon
Died 16 December 1680 (1680-12-17) (aged 19)
Gyeonghui Palace, Kingdom of Joseon
Burial Ingneung, Gyeonggi Province
Spouse King Sukjong of Joseon
Issue 2 unnamed daughters
Posthumous name
광렬효장명현선목혜성순의인경왕후
"Queen Ingyeong, Gwangryeol Hyojang Myeonghyeon Seonmok Hyeseong Sunui"
House Gwangsan Kim
Father Kim Man-Gi
Mother Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan


Queen Ingyeong (25 October 1661 – 16 December 1680)[1] was the first queen consort of King Sukjong of Joseon.

Biography

She was daughter of Kim Man-gi[2] of the Gwangsan Kim clan and Lady Han[3] of the Cheongju Han clan.

She was married at the age of 10 to Sukjong (at that time the Crown Prince ), entitling her as the Princess Consort to the Crown Prince (왕세자빈 wangsejabin). In 1674, upon the enthronement of her husband, she became the Queen Consort of Joseon. In October 1680 (age 19), she showed signs of smallpox and died 8 days later in Changdeok Palace. She was buried in Ikneung (익릉) in Gyeonggi province. She had 2 daughters, all of whom died in childbirth.

Family

  • Father: Kim Man-Gi (1633 – 15 March 1687) (김만기)
    • Grandfather: Kim Ik-gyeom (1615 – 1637) (김익겸)
    • Grandmother: Lady Yun of the Haepyeong Yun clan (1617 – 1689) (해평 윤씨)
  • Mother: Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (1634 – 1720) (청주 한씨)
    • Grandfather: Han Yu-ryang (1603 – 1656) (한유량)
    • Grandmother: Lady Lee of the Deoksu Lee clan (1605 – 1684) (덕수 이씨)
  • Brother: Kim Jin-gu (1651 – 1704) (김진구)
  • Brother: Kim Jin-gyu (1658 – 1716) (김진규)
  • Husband: King Sukjong of Joseon (7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720) (조선 숙종)
    • Unnamed daughter (27 April 1677 – 13 March 1678)
    • Unnamed daughter (23 October 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

Notes

  1. ↑ Joseon Annals, February 22, 1681. No. 2
  2. ↑ Entitled as "Internal Prince Gwangseong" (광성부원군).
  3. ↑ Entitled as "Lady Seowon, Princess Consort to the Internal Prince" (서원부부인).
  1. https://thetalkingcupboard.com/joseon/royal-ladies-of-joseon-dynasty/
Preceded by
Queen Myeongseong		 Queen consort of Korea
1674–1680		 Succeeded by
Queen Inhyeon
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