Queen Ingyeong

Queen Ingyeong was the first queen consort of King Sukjong of Joseon.

Queen Ingyeong
인경왕후
Queen Consort of Joseon
Tenure1674 – 1680
PredecessorQueen Myeongseong
SuccessorQueen Inhyeon
Crown Princess of Joseon
Tenure1670 – 1674
PredecessorCrown Princess Kim
SuccessorCrown Princess Shim
Born25 October 1661
Hoehyeonbang, Kingdom of Joseon
Died16 December 1680 (1680-12-17) (aged 19)
Gyeonghui Palace, Kingdom of Joseon
Burial
SpouseKing Sukjong of Joseon
Issue2 unnamed daughters
Posthumous name
광렬효장명현선목혜성순의인경왕후
"Queen Ingyeong, Gwangryeol Hyojang Myeonghyeon Seonmok Hyeseong Sunui"
FatherKim Man-Gi
MotherLady Han of the Cheongju Han clan

Biography

She was daughter of Kim Man-gi[1] and Lady Han[2].

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 Ingneung (익릉) in Gyeonggi province. She had two daughters, all of whom died in childbirth.

Family

  • Father: Kim Man-Gi (김만기)
  • Mother: Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (청주 한씨)
    • Grandfather: Han Yu-ryang (1603 – 1656) (한유량)
  • 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. Entitled as "Internal Prince Gwangseong" (광성부원군).
  2. Entitled as "Lady Seowon, Princess Consort to the Internal Prince" (서원부부인).
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  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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