Queen Jeonghyeon

Queen Jeonghyeon or Queen Jung-Hyun (21 July 1462 – 13 September 1530) (정현왕후 윤씨) also known as Queen Dowager Jasun (자순왕대비) was the wife and Queen Consort of King Seongjong of Joseon, the 9th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. She was of the Papyeong Yun clan[1][2][3]

Queen Jeonghyeon 정현왕후
Queen Dowager of Joseon
Tenure	1494 – 1530
Predecessor	Queen Ansun Queen Insu
Successor	Queen Munjeong
Queen Consort of Joseon
Tenure	1480 – 1494
Predecessor	Deposed Queen Yun
Successor	Deposed Queen Shin
Born	21 July 1462 Kingdom of Joseon
Died	13 September 1530 (aged 68) Palace Gyeongbok Kingdom of Joseon
Spouse	King Seongjong of Joseon
Issue	King Jungjong of Joseon Princess Sunsuk Princess Shinsuk
Posthumous name 자순화혜소의흠숙정현왕후
House	Papyeong Yun
Father	Yun Ho
Mother	Lady Jeon of the Damyang Jeon clan

Family

• Father: Yun Ho (1424 – 9 April 1496) (윤호)
  • Grandfather: Yun Sam-San (1406 – 1457) (윤삼산)
  • Grandmother: Lady Lee of the Goseong Lee clan (고성 이씨)
• Mother: Lady Jeon of the Damyang Jeon clan (담양 전씨)
  • Grandfather: Jeon Jwa-Myeong (1424 – 1521) (전좌명)
  • Grandmother: Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)
• Husband: King Seongjong of Joseon (20 August 1457 – 20 January 1494) (조선 성종)
  • Son: King Jungjong of Joseon (16 April 1488 – 29 November 1544) (조선 중종)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Dangyeong of the Geochang Shin clan (7 February 1487 – 27 December 1557) (단경왕후 신씨)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Janggyeon of the Papyeong Yun clan (10 August 1491 – 16 March 1515) (장경왕후 윤씨)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Munjeong of the Papyeong Yun clan (2 December 1501 – 5 May 1565) (문정왕후 윤씨)
  • Daughter: Princess Sunsuk (1478 – 14 July 1488) (순숙공주)
  • Daughter: Princess Shinsuk (1481 – 13 February 1486) (신숙공주)

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Park Young Gwi in the 1995 KBS TV series Jang Nok Soo.
• Portrayed by Kim Ja-ok in the 1996 KBS TV series Jo Gwang Jo.
• Portrayed by Yoon Ji Sook in the 1998-2000 KBS TV series King and Queen.
• Portrayed by Lee Bo Hee in the 2001-2000 SBS TV series Ladies in the Palace.
• Portrayed by Eom Yoo-shin in the 2003-2004 MBC TV series Dae Jang Geum.
• Portrayed by Lee Jin in the 2007-2008 SBS TV series The King and I.
• Portrayed by Do Ji-won in the 2017 KBS2 TV series Queen for Seven Days.

Notes

1. https://thetalkingcupboard.com/joseon/royal-ladies-of-joseon-dynasty/
2. Also one of Seongjong's former concubines; also Suk-ui rank, in 1473. Elevated to the rank of Queen Consort in 1479, soon after Lady Yoon had been deposed
3. Daughter of Yoon Ho (윤호, 1424–1496), Lord Pyeongjeong (평정공), Internal Prince Yeongwon (영원부원군); and Lady Yeon-an, Princess Consort to the Internal Prince, of the Jeon clan (연안부부인 전씨). Elder cousin of Yoon Pil-sang (윤필상, 1427 – April 14, 1504)

Preceded by Deposed Queen Yun	Queen consort of Korea 1480–1494	Succeeded by Deposed Queen Shin