Queen Hyohyeon (; 27 April 1828 – 6 October 1843) of the Andong Kim clan, was the wife and the
queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but hi ...
of King
Heonjong of Joseon, the 24th monarch of the
Joseon
Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...
Dynasty. She was posthumously called as Hyohyeon, the Accomplishment Empress ().
Biography
Lady Kim was born into the
(new) Andong Kim clan ()
on 27 April 1828 in
Ahnguk-dong to Kim Jo-geun
and Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan.
Through her father, Lady Kim was the 6th great-grandniece of
Queen Inmok
Queen Inmok (; 5 December 1584 – 3 August 1632), of the Yonan Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Seonjo, the 14th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1602 until her ...
, was a seventh cousin of
Queen Cheorin, and
Queen Sunwon was her sixth cousin. Through her paternal grandmother, Lady Kim was the 4th great-granddaughter of Min Jin-hu, the eldest brother of
Queen Inhyeon
Queen Inhyeon (; 23 April 1667 – 14 August 1701), of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the second wife of King Sukjong, the 19th Joseon monarch. She was queen of Joseon from 1681 until her deposition in 1688, and from her reinstatement in 1694 ...
.
Lady Kim later became Queen Consort to the young King Heonjeong at the age of 10 in 1837.
Her mother was given the royal title of “Internal Princess Consort Hanseong” (), and her father was given the royal title of “Internal Prince Yeongheung” ().
In 1843, the young Queen died at the age of 15 within
Changdeok Palace’s Daejojeon Hall without offspring. Her cause of death was unknown.
She is buried in Gyeongreung in
Guri
Guri (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is located immediately to the east of Seoul, in the heart of the Capital Metropolitan Area.
The Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty are located in the city. The hill of Achasan is also ...
,
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea.
Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
with
King Heonjong and his second wife,
Queen Hyojeong.
added “Gyeonghye” () in 1851
and “Danseong” ()
in 1853. In 1866,
King Gojong added “Suwon” (),
and finally in 1908 during
King Sunjong’s reign, he posthumously made her empress and added “Seong” ().
Family
* Father
** Internal Prince Yeongheung, Duke Hyogan, Kim Jo-geun (; 1793–1844)
*** Grandmother: Lady Min of the
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 progenitor of the Yeoheung Min clan was long thought to be Min C ...
(여흥 민씨; 1771–1847); daughter of Min Jong-hyeon (민종현; 1745–1798)
*** Grandfather: Kim Ji-sun (김지순; 金芝淳; 1772–1827)
* Mother
** Internal Princess Consort Hanseong of the Hansan Yi clan (; 1792–1844)
*** Grandmother: Lady Park of the Bannam Park clan (반남 박씨; 1774–1811); daughter of Park Hong-su (박홍수; 1753–1776)
*** Grandfather: Yi Hui-seon (이희선; 李羲先; 1775–1818)
* Siblings
** Older brother: Kim Byeong-jib (; 1826–1869)
** Older sister: Lady Kim of the Andong Kim clan ()
*Husband
**
King Heonjong of Joseon (; 8 September 1827 – 25 July 1849) — No issue.
Notes
References
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1828 births
1843 deaths
Andong Kim clan
Royal consorts of Joseon
Queens consort of Korea
19th-century Korean women
Korean posthumous empresses