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Queen Hyoui

Not to be confused with Empress Hyoui.

Queen Hyoui (Korean: 효의왕후; Hanja: 孝懿王后; 5 January[citation needed] 1754[1] – 10 April[citation needed] 1821[2]), of the Cheongpung Kim clan (청풍 김씨; 淸風 金氏), was the wife and queen consort of King Jeongjo of Joseon. In 1899, Emperor Gojong posthumously gave her the title of Hyoui, the Kind Empress (효의선황후; 孝懿宣皇后).

Queen Hyoui
효의왕후
孝懿王后
Queen dowager of Joseon
Tenure18 August 1800 – 10 April 1821
PredecessorQueen Dowager Yesun
SuccessorQueen Dowager Myeonggyeong
Queen consort of Joseon
Tenure1776 – 18 August 1800
PredecessorQueen Jeongsun
SuccessorQueen Sunwon
Crown Princess of Joseon
Tenure1762–1776
PredecessorCrown Princess Hyegyeong
SuccessorCrown Princess Jo
Born5 January 1754
Gahoebang, Hanseong, Joseon
Died10 April 1821 (1821-04-11) (aged 67)
Jagyeong Hall, Changgyeong Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Geonneung
SpouseKing Jeongjo of Joseon (m. 1762–d.1800)
Posthumous name
장휘예경자수효의왕후; 莊徽睿敬慈粹孝懿王后
HouseCheongpung Kim
FatherKim Si-Muk
MotherInternal Princess Consort Dangseong of the Namyang Hong clan

Biography

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Early life and marriage

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The future queen Hyoui was born on 5 January 1754 in the twenty-ninth year of King Yeongjo's reign. She was the only daughter of Kim Si-muk and his second wife, Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan.

She married Yi San, then known as the crown prince's son, in 1762 at the age of 9, on the twenty-fifth day of the second lunar month in the thirty-eighth year of King Yeongjo's reign.

It was said that the reason why Lady Kim became the wife of the young crown prince was because she came from the Cheongpung Kim clan; the clan of Queen Myeongseong who was her great-great-grand aunt. But in Lady Hyegyeong’s memoir, she stated that the real reason Lady Kim was selected was because of her father.

In the winter of 1761, Hong Bong-han had been invited by Board Minister Kim Seong-eung to celebrate his mother’s 60th birthday. When he arrived, Hong had seen Lady Kim at the party. A year later, when marriage selections for the crown Prince were being held, King Yeongjo had Hong Bong-han view the list of daughters of officials to select a match for their grandson. So when he saw the name of Kim Si-muk’s daughter, the board minister’s granddaughter, he was reminded of her “outstanding disposition” and selected Lady Kim for the process. When she came to the royal court, it was only then that her “great virtue” was seen by royal officials that prompted them to choose her.[3]

Her younger cousin, Lady Kim, later married a younger brother, Hong Nak-ryun, of Lady Hyegyeong, which then gave her clan more royal connections.

Palace and political life

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When the crown prince died in 1762, the crown princess was stated to be “overcome with grief” as she was young and because Crown Prince Sado always treated her kindly prior to his death. Lady Hyegyeong had said whenever her late husband was brought up in conversation by the crown princess, she would cry. [4]

Princess Hwawan was later asked to be the protector of Yi San, son of Crown Prince Sado and the new crown prince, and he would be later King Jeongjo of Joseon. Around the time, Princess Hwawan was trusted by her father, so the young crown prince was thought to remain safe during the rest of Yeongjo's reign.[5]

However, in attempt to control him, she estranged the relationship between the crown prince and crown princess (later Queen Hyoui). Her adopted son, Jeong Hu-gyeom, was involved heavily in troublesome Political factions in Joseon dynasty(between the Hidebound and Opportunist Factions). The mother and son, along with parties from some of the officials, caused the family members of Lady Hyegyeong, the mother of Jeongjo, to fall from power,[5] which threatened the identity of Jeongjo as a crown prince.

The 22-year-old crown princess became queen consort upon her husband's accession to the throne in 1776. For many years, the king was willing to forgive Princess Hwawan as she was the favorite daughter of the late king and his aunt. Yet, since the beginning of his reign, numerous officials asked the new king to execute the princess for her acts. Eventually, Princess Hwawan lost her title, status, and power upon becoming a commoner in 1778.

The Queen did not bear King Jeongjo any children, but she adopted the sons of two of her husband's concubines, Royal Noble Consort Ui and Royal Noble Consort Su, as her own. The son of Royal Noble Consort Ui died young, but the son of Royal Noble Consort Su would eventually succeed King Jeongjo on the throne as the twenty-third king of Joseon.

The Queen had outlived her husband, who died in 1800, by 21 years and became queen dowager. She later died at Jagyeong Hall, Changgyeong Palace, Hanseong, on 10 April 1821 of King Sunjo's twenty-first year of reign.

Family

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  • Father
    • Internal Prince Cheongwon, Kim Si-muk (청원부원군 김시묵; 淸原府院君 金時默; 1722–1772)
      • Grandfather - Kim Seong-eung (김성응; 金聖應; 1699–1764)
      • Grandmother - Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan (남양 홍씨; 南陽 洪氏); 1699–?)
  • Mother
    • Step - Internal Princess Consort Uichun of the Uiryeong Nam clan (증 의춘부부인 의령 남씨; 贈 宜春府夫人 宜寧 南氏; 1720–1746); Kim Si-muk's first wife
    • Biological - Internal Princess Consort Dangseong of the Namyang Hong clan (당성부부인 남양 홍씨; 唐城府夫人 南陽 洪氏; 1728–1791)
  • Siblings
    • Older half-brother - Kim Gi-dae (김기대; 金基大; 1742–1777)
    • Older brother - Kim Gi-jong (김기종; 金基種)
  • Husband
  • Issue
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References

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  1. ^ The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea. University of California Press. 22 April 1996. ISBN 978-0-520-20055-5.
  2. ^ The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea. University of California Press. 22 April 1996. ISBN 978-0-520-20055-5.
  3. ^ Hong, Lady Hyegyeong (1985). Memoirs of a Korean Queen. Translated by Choe-Wall, Yang-hi. 14 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7PH, England: KPI Limited. p. 27. ISBN 0710300522.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ^ Hong, Lady Hyegyeong (1985). Memoirs of a Korean Queen. Translated by Choe-Wall, Yang-chi. 14 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7PH, England: KPI Limited. p. 27. ISBN 0710300522. The crown prince was devoted to his daughter-in-law. Though she was very young when the crown prince died, she was overcome with grief and cherished his memory more and more with the passing of time. She still weeps whenever she speaks of him. Her sorrow arose not only because of the crown prince's love for her, but also because she was very filial.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  5. ^ a b Lady Hyegyeong (2013-09-14). JaHyun Kim Haboush (ed.). The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea (2 ed.). University of California Press. ISBN 978-0520280489. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
Queen Hyoui
Cheongpung Kim clan
Royal titles
Preceded by
Queen Jeongsun
of the Gyeongju Kim clan
 Queen consort of Joseon
1776 – 18 August 1800 		Succeeded by
Queen Sunwon
of the Andong Kim clan
Preceded by
Queen Dowager Yesun (Jeongsun)
of the Gyeongju Kim clan
 Queen dowager of Joseon
18 August 1800 – 10 April 1821 		Succeeded by
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