Queen Wongyeong

Queen Wongyeong (29 July 1365 – 18 August 1420) (원경왕후 민씨) also known as Queen Dowager Hudeok (후덕왕대비) was born as the second daughter of Min Je from the Yeoheung Min clan and married Yi Seong-gye’s fifth son, Yi Bang-won in 1382. She was Queen Consort of King Taejong of Joseon, the third king of Joseon and the mother of King Sejong the Great.

Queen Wongyeong
원경왕후
Queen Dowager of Joseon
Tenure1418 – 1420
PredecessorQueen Jeongan
SuccessorQueen Jeongsun
Queen Consort of Joseon
Tenure1400 – 1418
PredecessorQueen Jeongan
SuccessorQueen Soheon
Crown Princess of Joseon
Tenure1400
PredecessorCrown Princess Deok-Bin
SuccessorCrown Princess Suk-Bin Crown Princess Gyeong-Bin
Born29 July 1365
Kingdom of Goryeo
Died18 August 1420 (1420-08-19) (aged 55)
Hanseong Kingdom of Joseon
SpouseKing Taejong of Joseon
Posthumous name
창덕소열원경왕후
HouseYeoheung Min
FatherMin Je
MotherLady Song of the Yeosan Song clan

Queen Wongyeong is described as smart and ambitious and with an astute political ambition, who frequently intervened in state affairs.[1] She assisted her spouse in his way to the throne and convinced him to appoint their son Yangnyeong as crown prince.[2] When he replaced their son as crown prince with the son of a concubine, Queen Wongyeong was enraged and her interference finally resulted in King Taejong executing her younger brothers in order to keep her and her family's ambition in check. [3]

References
  1. Pae-yong Yi: Women in Korean History 한국 역사 속의 여성들
  2. Pae-yong Yi: Women in Korean History 한국 역사 속의 여성들
  3. Pae-yong Yi: Women in Korean History 한국 역사 속의 여성들
  • 원경왕후 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.
  • "Queen Wongyeong". ROYAL LADIES OF JOSEON DYNASTY.
Preceded by
Queen Jeongan		 Queen consort of Joseon
1400-1418		 Succeeded by
Queen Soheon
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