Queen Danui (단의왕후, 端懿王后, 11 July 1686 – 8 March 1718), was the first wife and princess consort of Crown Prince Hwiso, the future

Gyeongjong of Joseon Gyeongjong of Joseon (20 November 1688 – 11 October 1724; reigned 1720–1724) was the 20th king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the son of King Sukjong and his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Indong Jang clan. Biography In ...

. She died before her husband's ascension to the throne.

Biography

The future Queen Danui was born on 11 July 1686 from the Cheongsong Sim clan as the eldest child and daughter of Sim Ho and his wife, Lady Park of the Goryeong Park clan. Through her father, Lady Sim is the 4th great-grandniece of Queen Insun, the wife of King Myeongjong, and the 9th great-grandniece of

Queen Soheon Queen Soheon (소헌왕후 심씨, 12 October 1395 – 19 April 1446), of the Cheongsong Sim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Do, King Sejong and the mother of Yi Hyang, King Munjong and Yi Yu, King Sejo ...

, the wife of

King Sejong Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do ( Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great ( Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Initi ...

and daughter of Sim On. She is also the 5th great-grandniece of

Yi Ryang Yi Ryang, also known as Lee Lyang (Hangul:이량, Hanja:李梁) (17 November 1519 – 8 March 1583), was a powerful politician during the Joseon Dynasty. His courtesy name was Gonggeo (공거, 公擧). Life Yi Ryang was a member of the ruli ...

, a descendant of

Grand Prince Hyoryeong Grand Prince Hyoryeong (Hangul: 효령대군, Hanja: 孝寧大君; 6 January 1396 – 12 June 1486), personal name Yi Bo (Hangul: 이보, Hanja: 李補), was the second son and fifth child of King Taejong of Joseon and his wife, Queen Wongyeong ...

, the son of

King Taejong Taejong of Joseon (13 June 1367 – 8 June 1422), personal name Yi Bang-won ( Korean: 이방원; Hanja: 李芳遠), was the third ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great. Before ascending to the throne, ...

and

Queen Wongyeong Queen Wongyeong (원경왕후 민씨; 29 July 1365 – 18 August 1420) of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the primary wife of Taejong of Joseon, and the mother of Sejong the Great. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1400, and was honored as Queen J ...

. She was appointed as a

Crown Princess A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess, which may refer either to an heiress apparent or, especially in earlier times, to the wife ...

(세자빈) when she married Crown Prince Yi Yun in 1696 at the age of 11. She died on 8 March 1718, during the 44th year of

Sukjong of Joseon Sukjong of Joseon (7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720) was the 19th King of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, ruling from 1674 until 1720. A skilled legislator, he caused multiple changes in political power throughout his reign, by switching among the ...

's reign, two years before Crown Prince Yi Yun ascend the throne as

. After Gyeongjong's sudden death, her younger brother Shim Yu-hyeon (심유현, 沈維賢) claimed that Gyeongjong was confined by Noron

eunuchs A eunuch ( ) is a male who has been castration, castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 2n ...

and was then poisoned. She was later posthumously named Queen Danui (단의왕후,端懿王后); adding Gonghyojeongmok (''공효정목, 恭孝定穆'') to her posthumous title when her husband became king. Her tomb is located on Hyereung 197, Donggureung-ro, Guri-si,

Gyeonggi-do Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

Family

*Father - Sim Ho, Internal Prince Cheongeun (심호 청은부원군, 沈浩靑恩府院君) (1668 - 1704) **1)Grandfather - Sim Bong-Seo (심봉서, 沈鳳瑞) (1652 - 1699) ***2)Great-grandfather - Sim Gwon (심권, 沈權) (1643 - 1697) ****3) Great-great-grandfather - Sim Hui-se (심희세, 沈熙世) (1601 - 1645) *****4)Great-great-great-grandfather - Sim Yeol (심열, 沈悅) (1569 - 1646) ******5)Great-great-great-great-grandfather - Sim Chung-Gyeom (심충겸, 沈忠謙) (1545 - 1594); Queen Insun’s younger brother *******6)Great-great-great-great-great-grandfather - Sim Kang (심강, 沈鋼) (1514 - 1567); Queen Insun’s father ********7) Great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather - Sim Yeon-Won (심연원, 沈連源) (1491 - 1558) ********7) Great-great-great-great-great-great-grandmother - Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (정경부인 경주 김씨, 貞敬夫人慶州金氏) (1485 - 1564) *******6) Great-great-great-great-great--grandmother - Internal Princess Consort Wansan of the Jeonju Yi clan (완산부부인 전주 이씨, 完山府夫人全州李氏) (1512 - 1559) ******5) Great-great-great-great-grandmother - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (증 정경부인 전주 이씨) *****4)Great-great-great-grandmother - Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨); Shim Yeol’s first wife **1)Grandmother - Lady Yi of the

Jeonju Yi clan The Jeonju Yi clan () is a Korean clan with the surname Yi. Their Bon-gwan is in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The clan includes the former House of Yi which ruled the Joseon dynasty and the Korean Empire. Their founder was Yi Han (). His ...

(정경부인 전주 이씨, 貞敬夫人全州李氏) (1650 - 1676), daughter of Yi Seong-Rin (이성린, 李聖麟); Sim Bong-seo’s second wife *Mother - Internal Princess Consort Yeongwon of the Goryeong Park clan (영원부부인 고령 박씨, 靈原府夫人高靈朴氏) (1668 - 1735) **Grandfather - Park Bin (박빈, 安山郡守朴鑌) (1629 - ?)His father’s, Park Jang-won (박장원, 朴長遠) (1612 - 1671), mother, Lady Sim of the Cheongsong Sim clan, is a distant relative of Queen Insun. Lady Sim is a 4th great-grandniece of Sim Yeon-Won (심연원, 沈連源) (1491 - 1558); the grandfather of Queen Insun. **Grandmother - Lady Han of the

Cheongju Han clan The Cheongju Han clan (Hangul: 청주 한씨, Hanja: 淸州韓氏) is a Korean noble family. It is also called the House of Han or the Han clan of Cheongju. It is considered one of the most prominent clans since the Gojoseon period. In the S ...

(증 숙부인 청주 한씨, 贈淑夫人淸州韓氏); daughter of Han Jin (한진, 韓縝) (1607 - 1659) * Siblings ** Younger sister - Lady Sim of the Cheongsong Sim clan (청송 심씨) *** Brother-in-law - Song Jing-Gye (송징계, 宋徵啓) (1690 - 1772), son of Song Gwang-Suk (송광속, 宋光涑) ** Younger brother - Sim Yu-Hyeon (심유현, 沈維賢) (? - 1728) ** Younger brother - Sim Jun-Hyeon (심준현, 沈駿賢) *Husband -

(조선 경종) (20 November 1688 - 11 October 1724) — No issue. **Father-in-law - Yi Sun, Sukjong of Joseon (조선 숙종) (7 October 1661 - 12 July 1720) **Mother-in-law - Jang Ok-jeong, Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Indong Jang clan (3 November 1659 - 9 November 1701) (희빈 장씨) *** Legal mother-in-law -

Queen Inhyeon Queen Inhyeon (Hangul: 인현왕후 민씨, Hanja: 仁顯王后閔氏; 15 May 1667 – 16 September 1701), of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the second wife and queen consort of King Sukjong, the 19th Joseon monarch. She was Queen of Joseon fr ...

Yeoheung Min clan The Yeoheung Min clan () is a Korean clan that traces its origin to Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. The 2015 Korean Census counted 167,124 members of the Yeoheung Min clan. Origin The Yeoheung Min clan's progenitor was Min Ching-do (민칭도, 閔� ...

(인현왕후 민씨) (15 May 1667 - 16 September 1701) ***Legal mother-in-law - Queen Inwon of the Gyeongju Kim clan (인원왕후 김씨) (3 November 1687 - 13 May 1757)

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Woo Hee-jin in the 1988 MBC TV series ''500 Years of Joseon: Queen Inhyeon'' *Portrayed by Park Ji-mi in the 2003

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, ...

TV series ''Jang Hee Bin.''

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