Queen Insu

Queen Insu (7 October 1437 - 11 May 1504) (소혜왕후 한씨) was the only wife of Crown Prince Uigyeong of Joseon. She was given the title honorary Queen Insu when her son became king in 1469. 'Queen Sohye' is her posthumous name. She was co-regent of Korea during the minority of her sons alongside her mother-in-law Queen Jeonghui.

House of Chengju Han
Queen Sohye
소혜왕후
Queen Regent of Joseon
Regency1468 – 1477
with Queen Jeonghui
MonarchKing Yejong of Joseon
King Seongjong of Joseon
Grand Queen Dowager of Joseon
Reign1494 - 1504
PredecessorQueen Jeonghui
SuccessorQueen Munjeong
Queen Dowager of Joseon
Reign1471 - 1494
PredecessorQueen Jeonghui
SuccessorQueen Jeonghyeon
Crown Princess of Joseon
Reign1455 – 1457
PredecessorCrown Princess Hyeondeok
SuccessorCrown Princess Jangsun
Born7 October 1437
Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon
Died11 May 1504 (aged 66)
Palace Changgyeong Kingdom of Joseon
SpouseKing Deokjong of Joseon
IssueYi Jeong, Grand Prince Wolsan
King Seongjong of Joseon
Princess Myeongsuk
Posthumous name
인수자숙휘숙명의소혜왕후
HouseCheongju Han
FatherHan Hwak
MotherLady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan

Life

She was a member of the Chongju Han family, a powerful yangban family with a long tradition of providing male family members to the royal administration offices and women members to the posts of royal consorts. She was given a high education in Confucian values and the Chinese classics.

She was selected to be the consort of the crown prince in accordance to tradition. In 1455, her husband was appointed crown prince, and she his first ranked consort. In the royal palace, she became known for her scholarly interest in Confucian education and devoted to the education of the royal grandsons. She had a good relationship to the king, who referred to her as a good daughter-in-law. When her husband died, her father-in-law entrusted her with the care of her son the crown prince.

When her son succeeded to the throne in 1468, he gave her the title Queen Insu. In 1474, she was given the title Queen Dowager Insu. She was named regent during the minority of her son, in co-regency with her mother-in-law.

She died when she was pushed by her grandson king Yeonsangun after an altercation. After her death, he named her Queen Sohye.

Authorship
The main hall of Changgyeonggung Palace.
Naehun (Instructions for women)

She was the author of the Naehun (Instructions for women) from 1475, a Confucian morality guidebook for women, describing appropriate behavior for a woman in accordance with Confucian ideals; with the exception of a few poems, this is the first known book written by a woman in Korea.[1][2]

Family
  • Father: Han Hwak (1400 - 11 September 1456) (한확)
  • Mother: Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan (남양 홍씨)
  • Husband: Yi Jang, Crown Prince Uigyeong (1438 – 2 September 1457) (이장 의경세자)
    • Son: Yi Jeong, Grand Prince Wolsan (1454 - 21 December 1488) (이정 월산대군)
      • Daughter-in-law: Grand Princess Consort Seungpyeong of the Suncheon Park (1455 - 20 July 1506) (승평부대부인 박씨)
    • Son: King Seongjong of Joseon (19 August 1457 – 20 January 1494) (조선 성종)
    • Daughter: Princess Myeongsuk (1455 - 4 October 1482) (명숙공주)
      • Son-in-law: Hong Sang (1457 - 1513) (홍상)

References
  1. Young-Key Kim-Renaud, Creative Women of Korea: The Fifteenth Through the Twentieth Centuries, 2015
  2. "Queen Sohye's Instruction for Women - Queen Sohye (Queen mother Insu, Seongjong's mother)". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  1. https://thetalkingcupboard.com/joseon/royal-ladies-of-joseon-dynasty/
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