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 | |||||
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Queen Dowager of Joseon | |||||
Tenure | 1418 – 1420 | ||||
Predecessor | Queen Jeongan | ||||
Successor | Queen Jeongsun | ||||
Queen Consort of Joseon | |||||
Tenure | 1400 – 1418 | ||||
Predecessor | Queen Jeongan | ||||
Successor | Queen Soheon | ||||
Crown Princess of Joseon | |||||
Tenure | 1400 | ||||
Predecessor | Crown Princess Deok-Bin | ||||
Successor | Crown Princess Suk-Bin Crown Princess Gyeong-Bin | ||||
Born | 29 July 1365 Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||
Died | 18 August 1420 55) Hanseong Kingdom of Joseon | (aged||||
Spouse | King Taejong of Joseon | ||||
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House | Yeoheung Min | ||||
Father | Min Je | ||||
Mother | Lady 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]
Popular culture
- Portrayed by Kim Young-ran in the 1983 MBC TV series The King of Chudong Palace.
- Portrayed by Choi Myung-gil in the 1996-1998 KBS TV series Tears of the Dragon and in the 2008 KBS TV series The Great King, Sejong.
- Portrayed by Kang Se-jung in the 2014 KBS TV series Jeon Do-jeon.
- Portrayed by Im Ye-jin in the 2015 MBC TV series Splash Splash Love.
- Portrayed by Gong Seung-yeon in the 2015-2016 SBS TV series Six Flying Dragons.
- Portrayed by Kim Sa-hee in the 2015 film Empire of Lust.
References
- Pae-yong Yi: Women in Korean History 한국 역사 속의 여성들
- Pae-yong Yi: Women in Korean History 한국 역사 속의 여성들
- 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 |