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| name = Queen Hyoui<br>효의왕후<br>孝懿王后
| name = Queen Hyoui<br />효의왕후<br />孝懿王后
| succession = Queen Dowager of [[Joseon Dynasty|Joseon]]
| succession = Queen dowager of [[Joseon Dynasty|Joseon]]
| reign = 18 August 1800 – 10 April 1821
| reign = 18 August 1800 – 10 April 1821
| reign-type = Tenure
| reign-type = Tenure
| predecessor = [[Queen Jeongsun|Queen Dowager Yesun]]
| predecessor = [[Queen Jeongsun|Queen Dowager Yesun]]
| successor = [[Queen Sunwon|Queen Dowager Myeonggyeong]]
| successor = [[Queen Sunwon|Queen Dowager Myeonggyeong]]
| succession1 = Queen Consort of [[Joseon Dynasty|Joseon]]
| succession1 = Queen consort of [[Joseon Dynasty|Joseon]]
| reign1 = 1776 – 18 August 1800
| reign1 = 1776 – 18 August 1800
| reign-type1 = Tenure
| reign-type1 = Tenure
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| successor1 = [[Queen Sunwon]]
| successor1 = [[Queen Sunwon]]
| succession2 = Crown Princess of [[Joseon Dynasty|Joseon]]
| succession2 = Crown Princess of [[Joseon Dynasty|Joseon]]
| reign2 = 1762 – 1776
| reign2 = 1762–1776
| reign-type2 = Tenure
| reign-type2 = Tenure
| predecessor2 = [[Lady Hyegyeong|Crown Princess Hyegyeong]]
| predecessor2 = [[Lady Hyegyeong|Crown Princess Hyegyeong]]
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| father = Kim Si-Muk
| father = Kim Si-Muk
| mother = Internal Princess Consort Dangseong of the Namyang Hong clan
| mother = Internal Princess Consort Dangseong of the Namyang Hong clan
| spouse = [[Jeongjo of Joseon|King Jeongjo of Joseon]] (m. 1762–1800)
| spouse = [[Jeongjo of Joseon|King Jeongjo of Joseon]] (m. 1762–d.1800)
| issue =
| issue =
| birth_date = 5 January 1754
| birth_date = 5 January 1754
| birth_place = Gahoebang, [[Seoul|Hanseong]], [[Joseon|Kingdom of Joseon]]
| birth_place = Gahoebang, [[Seoul|Hanseong]], [[Joseon]]
| death_date = {{d-da|10 April 1821|5 January 1754}}
| death_date = {{death-date and age|10 April 1821|5 January 1754}}
| death_place = Jagyeong Hall, [[Changgyeong Palace]], [[Seoul|Hanseong]], [[Joseon Dynasty|Kingdom of Joseon]]
| death_place = Jagyeong Hall, [[Changgyeong Palace]], [[Seoul|Hanseong]], [[Joseon]]
| place of burial = Geonneung
| place of burial = Geonneung
| posthumous name = 장휘예경자수효의왕후; 莊徽睿敬慈粹孝懿王后
| posthumous name = 장휘예경자수효의왕후; 莊徽睿敬慈粹孝懿王后
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'''Queen Hyoui''' ([[Hangul]]: 효의왕후, [[Hanja]]: 孝懿王后; 5 January 1754 – 10 April 1821<ref>In Lunar Calendar, the Queen was born on 13 December 1753 and died on 9 March 1821</ref>), of the Cheongpung Kim clan ([[Hangul]]: 청풍김씨, [[Hanja]]: 淸風金氏), was the wife and [[queen consort|Queen Consort]] of [[Jeongjo of Joseon|King Jeongjo of Joseon]]. In 1899, [[Gojong of Korea|Emperor Gojong]] posthumously gave her the name of '''Hyoui, the Kind Empress''' (효의선황후, 孝懿宣皇后).
'''Queen Hyoui''' ({{Korean|hangul=효의왕후|hanja=孝懿王后}}; 5 January{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} 1754<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8SRiU2ASKaoC&dq=%22Queen+Hyoui%22&pg=PA42 | isbn=978-0-520-20055-5 | title=The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea | date=22 April 1996 | publisher=University of California Press }}</ref> – 10 April{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} 1821<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8SRiU2ASKaoC&dq=%22Queen+Hyoui%22&pg=PA42 | isbn=978-0-520-20055-5 | title=The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyong: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea | date=22 April 1996 | publisher=University of California Press }}</ref>), of the Cheongpung Kim clan ({{Korean|hangul=청풍 김씨|hanja=淸風 金氏|labels=no}}), was the wife and [[queen consort]] of [[Jeongjo of Joseon|King Jeongjo of Joseon]]. In 1899, [[Gojong of Korea|Emperor Gojong]] posthumously gave her the title of '''Hyoui, the Kind Empress''' ({{Korean|hangul=효의선황후|hanja=孝懿宣皇后|labels=no}}).


==Biography==
==Biography==
=== Early life and marriage ===
The future Queen Hyoui was born on 5 January 1754 in the twenty-ninth year of [[Yeongjo of Joseon|King Yeongjo's]] reign. She was the daughter of Kim Si-muk ([[Hangul]]: 김시묵, [[Hanja]]: 金時默) and his wife Lady Hong of the [[Namyang Hong clan]] ([[Hangul]]: 남양 홍씨, [[Hanja]]: 南陽 洪氏).
The future queen Hyoui was born on 5 January 1754 in the twenty-ninth year of [[Yeongjo of Joseon|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 [[Jeongjo of Joseon|Yi San]], then known as the Crown Prince's son, in 1762 at the age of 9, on the tenth day of the second lunar month in the thirty-eighth year of [[Yeongjo of Joseon|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.
She married [[Jeongjo of Joseon|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 [[Yeongjo of Joseon|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.
Her younger cousin, Lady Kim, later married a younger brother of [[Lady Hyegyeong]], which then gave her clan more royal connections.


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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hong |first=Lady Hyegyeong |title=Memoirs of a Korean Queen |date=1985 |publisher=KPI Limited |isbn=0710300522 |location=14 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7PH, England |pages=27 |translator-last=Choe-Wall |translator-first=Yang-hi}}</ref>
She became Queen Consort upon her husband's accession to the throne in 1776.


Her younger cousin, Lady Kim, later married a younger brother, Hong Nak-ryun, of [[Lady Hyegyeong]], which then gave her clan more royal connections.
Queen Hyoui did not bear [[Jeongjo of Joseon|King Jeongjo]] any children, but she adopted the sons of two of her husband's concubines, [[Seong Ui-bin|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 [[Jeongjo of Joseon|King Jeongjo]] on the throne as [[Sunjo of Joseon|King Sunjo]].


=== Palace and political life ===
Queen Hyoui outlived her husband, who died in 1800, by 21 years. She died at Jagyeong Hall, [[Changgyeonggung|Changgyeong Palace]], [[Seoul|Hanseong]], on the ninth day of the third month in the twenty-first year of [[Sunjo of Joseon|King Sunjo's]] reign.
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. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Hong |first=Lady Hyegyeong |title=Memoirs of a Korean Queen |publisher=KPI Limited |year=1985 |isbn=0710300522 |location=14 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7PH, England |pages=27 |translator-last=Choe-Wall |translator-first=Yang-chi |quote=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.}}</ref>


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.<ref name=":0">[[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 (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/978-0520280489|<bdi>978-0520280489</bdi>]]. Retrieved 2020-10-31.</ref>
== Titles ==


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,<ref name=":0" /> which threatened the identity of Jeongjo as a crown prince.
* 5 January 1754 - 1762: Lady Kim, daughter of Kim Si-muk of the Cheongpung Kim clan

* 1762 - 17 April 1776: Her Royal Highness, Consort to the King's Grandson (세손빈; 世孫夫人)
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.
* 17 April 1776 - 18 August 1800: Her Royal Highness, the Queen Consort of Joseon (왕비; 王妃)

* 18 August 1800 - 10 April 1821: Her Royal Highness, the Royal Queen Dowager (왕대비; 王大妃)
The Queen did not bear [[Jeongjo of Joseon|King Jeongjo]] any children, but she adopted the sons of two of her husband's concubines, [[Seong Ui-bin|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.
* Former Posthumous title: Queen Hyoui (효의왕후; 孝懿王后)

* Current Posthumous title: Empress Hyouiseon (효의선황후; 孝懿宣皇后)
The Queen had outlived her husband, who died in 1800, by 21 years and became queen dowager. She later died at Jagyeong Hall, [[Changgyeonggung|Changgyeong Palace]], [[Seoul|Hanseong]], on 10 April 1821 of [[Sunjo of Joseon|King Sunjo's]] twenty-first year of reign.


==Family==
==Family==
*Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
**Kim Yuk ([[Hangul]]: 김육, [[Hanja]]: 金堉) (23 August 1580 – 1 October 1658)
*Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandmother
**Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan ([[Hangul]]: 파평 윤씨, [[Hanja]]: 坡平 尹氏), daughter of Yun Geub-ui ([[Hangul]]: 윤급의)
*Great-Great-Great-Grandfather
**Internal Prince Cheongpung, Kim Woo-myeong (청풍부원군 김우명, 淸風府院君 金佑明) (1619 - 1675); father of [[Queen Myeongseong]]
*Great-Great-Great-Grandmother
**Internal Princess Consort Deokeun of the [[Eunjin Song clan]] (덕은부부인 은진 송씨, 德恩府夫人 恩津 宋氏) (1622 - 1660)
*Great-Great-Grandfather
**Kim Seok-yeon ([[Hangul]]: 김석연, [[Hanja]]: 金錫衍) (1648 – 17 August 1723); younger brother of [[Queen Myeongseong]] (Queen Consort to [[Hyeonjong of Joseon|King Hyeonjong]])
*Great-Great-Grandmother
**Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨, 全州 李氏); sixth daughter of Yi Jeong-han (이정한, 李挺漢) (25 September 1601 – 30 August 1671)<ref>Lady Yi is a granddaughter of [[Jungjong of Joseon|King Jungjong of Joseon]]</ref>
*Great-Grandfather
**Kim Do-je ([[Hangul]]: 김도제, [[Hanja]]: 金道濟)
*Grandfather
**Kim Seong-eung ([[Hangul]]: 김성응, [[Hanja]]: 金聖應) (1699 - 1764)
*** Adoptive grandfather: Kim Seung-jib (김성집, 金聖集)
* Grandmother
** Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan (남양 홍씨, 南陽 洪氏)
*** Adoptive grandmother: Lady Yi of the Wansan Yi clan (완산 이씨, 完山 李氏)
*Father
*Father
**Internal Prince Cheongwon, Kim Si-muk (청원부원군 김시묵, 淸原府院君 金時默) (1722 - 1772)
**Internal Prince Cheongwon, Kim Si-muk ({{Korean|hangul=청원부원군 김시묵|hanja=淸原府院君 金時默|labels=no}}; 1722–1772)
*** Grandfather - Kim Seong-eung ({{Korean|hangul=김성응|hanja=金聖應|labels=no}}; 1699–1764)
*** Uncle - Kim Ji-muk ([[Hangul]]: 김지묵, Hanja: 金持黙) (1724 - 1799)
*** Grandmother - Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan ({{Korean|hangul=남양 홍씨|hanja=南陽 洪氏|labels=no}}); 1699–?)
**** Cousin - Lady Kim of the Cheongpung Kim clan ([[Hangul]]: 청풍 김씨, [[Hanja]]: 淸風 金氏)<ref>Lady Kim was the wife of Hong Nak-ryun ([[Hangul]]: 홍낙륜, Hanja: 洪樂倫) (November 1750 - 1813); younger brother of [[Lady Hyegyeong]] and maternal uncle of [[Jeongjo of Joseon|King Jeongjo]]</ref>

*** Uncle - Kim Chi-muk (김치묵, 金峙默)
*Mother
*Mother
** Stepmother: Internal Princess Consort Uichun of the Uiryeong Nam clan (증 의춘부부인 의령 남씨, 贈 宜春府夫人 宜寧 南氏) (1721 - 1746); Kim Si-muk's first wife
** Step - Internal Princess Consort Uichun of the [[Uiryeong Nam clan]] ({{Korean|hangul=증 의춘부부인 의령 남씨|hanja=贈 宜春府夫人 宜寧 南氏|labels=no}}; 1720–1746); Kim Si-muk's first wife
** '''Biological''' - Internal Princess Consort Dangseong of the [[Namyang Hong clan]] ({{Korean|hangul=당성부부인 남양 홍씨|hanja=唐城府夫人 南陽 洪氏|labels=no}}; 1728–1791)
*** Step grandfather: Nam Jik-gwan (남직관, 南直寬) (1692 - 1761)
*** Step grandmother: Lady Yeo of the [[Hamyang Yeo clan]] (함양 여씨, 咸陽 呂氏)
** Biological mother: Internal Princess Consort Dangseong of the [[Namyang Hong clan]] (당성부부인 남양 홍씨, 唐城府夫人 南陽 洪氏) (? - 1791)
*** Maternal Grandfather: Hong Sang-yeon (홍상언, 洪尙彦) (1701 - 1763)
*** Maternal Grandmother: Lady Kim of the Uiseong Kim clan (의성 김씨, 義城 金氏)
*Siblings
*Siblings
** Older half-brother - Kim Gi-dae ([[Hangul]]: 김기대, [[Hanja]]: 金基大) (1738 - 1777)
** Older half-brother - Kim Gi-dae ({{Korean|hangul=김기대|hanja=金基大|labels=no}}; 1742–1777)
** Older brother - Kim Gi-jong ({{Korean|hangul=김기종|hanja=金基種|labels=no}})
*** Half-nephew - Kim Jong-seon (김종선, 金宗善) (1766 - 1810)
** Older brother: Kim Gi-jong ([[Hangul]]: 김기종, [[Hanja]]: 金基種)
* Husband
* Husband
** [[Jeongjo of Joseon|King Jeongjo of Joseon]] (정조, 正祖) (28 October 1752 - 18 August 1800)
** [[Jeongjo of Joseon|Yi San, Jeongjo of Joseon]] ({{Korean|hangul=정조|hanja=正祖|labels=no}}; 28 October 1752 18 August 1800)
*** Father-in-law - [[Crown Prince Sado|King Jangjo of Joseon]] (13 February 1735 – 12 July 1762) (조선 장조) (15 February 1719 – 16 November 1728)
**** Legal father-in-law - [[Crown Prince Hyojang|King Jinjong]] (조선 진종) (15 February 1719 – 16 November 1728)
*** Mother-in-law - [[Lady Hyegyeong|Queen Heongyeong of the Pungsan Hong clan]] (6 August 1735 – 13 January 1816) (헌경왕후 홍씨)
**** Legal mother-in-law - [[Queen Hyosun]] of the [[Pungyang Jo clan]] (효순왕후 조씨) (8 January 1716 – 30 December 1751)
* Issue
* Issue
** Adoptive son: [[Crown Prince Munhyo|Yi Sun, Crown Prince Munhyo]] (문효세자, 文孝世子) (13 October 1782 - 6 June 1786)
** Adoptive son - [[Crown Prince Munhyo|Yi Sun, Crown Prince Munhyo]] ({{Korean|hangul=문효세자|hanja=文孝世子|labels=no}}; 13 October 1782 6 June 1786)
** Adoptive son: [[Sunjo of Joseon|King Sunjo of Joseon]] (순조대왕, 純祖大王) (29 July 1790 - 13 December 1834)
** Adoptive son - [[Sunjo of Joseon| Yi Gong, Sunjo of Joseon]]({{Korean|hangul=순조대왕|hanja=純祖大王|labels=no}}; 29 July 1790 13 December 1834)
*** Adoptive daughter-in-law: [[Queen Sunwon|Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan]] (순원왕후, 純元王后) (8 June 1789 - 21 September 1857)
**** Adoptive grandson: Yi Yeong, [[Crown Prince Hyomyeong]] (효명세자, 孝明世子) (18 September 1809 - 25 June 1830)
***** Adoptive granddaughter-in-law: [[Queen Shinjeong|Queen Shinjeong of the Pungyang Jo clan]] (신정왕후, 神貞王后) (21 January 1809 - 4 June 1890)
****** Adoptive great-grandson: [[Hyeonjong of Joseon|King Hyeonjong of Joseon]] (헌종, 憲宗) (8 September 1827 - 25 July 1849)
****** Adoptive step great-grandson: [[Gojong of Korea|King Gojong of Joseon]] (고종, 高宗) (8 September 1852 - 21 January 1919)
**** Adoptive granddaughter: [[Princess Myeongon]] (명온공주, 明溫公主) (1810 - 1832)
**** Adoptive granddaughter: [[Princess Bokon]] (복온공주, 福溫公主) (1818 - 1832)
**** Unnamed adoptive grandson; died prematurely (1820 - 1820)
**** Adoptive granddaughter: [[Princess Deokon]] (덕온공주, 德溫公主) (1822 - 1840)
**** Adoptive grandson: [[Cheoljong of Joseon|King Cheoljong of Joseon]] (철종대왕, 哲宗大王) (25 July 1834 - 16 January 1864)
***** Adoptive daughter-in-law: [[Queen Cheorin|Queen Cheorin of the Andong Kim clan]] (철인왕후 김씨, 哲仁王后 金氏) (27 April 1837 - 12 June 1878)


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
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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

Queen Hyoui (Korean효의왕후; 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).

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