Queen Jeongseong

Queen Jeongseong or Queen Jung-Sung (정성왕후 서씨) (12 January 1693 – 3 April 1757) was the first wife and Queen Consort of King Yeongjo of Joseon, the 21st monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. She was a member of the Dalsung Seo clan.

Queen Jeongseong
정성왕후
Queen Consort of Joseon
Tenure1724 – 1757
PredecessorQueen Seonui
SuccessorQueen Jeongsun
Crown Princess of Joseon
Tenure1721 – 1724
PredecessorCrown Princess Eo
SuccessorCrown Princess Hyosun
Born12 January 1693
Kingdom of Joseon
Died3 April 1757 (1757-04-04) (aged 64)
Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon
SpouseKing Yeongjo of Joseon
Posthumous name
혜경장신강선공익인휘소헌원렬단목장화정성왕후
HouseDalsung Seo
FatherSeo Jong-Jae
MotherLady Lee of the Ubong Lee clan

Biography

The future Queen Jeongseong was born on 12 January 1693. She was the daughter of Seo Jong-je (서종제) and Lady Lee. In November 1703, at the age of ten, she married the eight-year-old Prince Yeoning. As the wife of a Prince, Lady Seo was given the title of Princess Consort (군부인).

In 1724, Prince Yeoning's older brother, King Gyeongjong died. Prince Yeoning ascended the throne on 30 August of that year as King Yeongjo. Lady Seo, as Prince Yeoning's wife, became Queen Consort.

Queen Jeongseong died at Changdeok Palace on 3 April 1757. Her death distressed her stepson, Crown Prince Sado, contributing to his declining mental condition.[1] Queen Jeongseong had no children.

Notes and references
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Preceded by
Queen Seonui		 Queen consort of Korea
1724–1757		 Succeeded by
Queen Jeongsun
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