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Her Imperial Majesty Empress Sunjeong (純貞孝皇后 순정효황후 sun jeong hyo hwang hu) of Korea (born 20 August 1894 - 3 February 1966) was the empress consort (1907 - 1966, 59 years) of Emperor Yunghui (born 25 March 1874 - 24 April 1926), the last emperor of Korea.

She was born on 20 August 1894 in Seoul, the daughter of Marquis Yun Taek-yeong by his wife. She married Crown Prince Cheok to lose his first wife, Crown Princess Cheok known posthumously as Empress Sunmyeong (純明孝皇后 순명효황후 sun myeong hyo hwang hu) and she became the Crown Princess on 1906. On 20 July 1907, She became Empress of Korea (皇后 황후 hwang hu) as soon as her husband succeeded to the throne upon abdication of his father, Emperor Gwangmu. But she demoted by the Japanese government on the annexation of Korea under complusion and thereafter known as Her Majesty Queen Yi of Korea (李王妃 이왕비 i wang bi) (ignored in Korea properly) on 1910. On 24 April 1926, Emperor Yunghui died without issue at Changduk Palace, Seoul. After she lived in Nakseon Hall, Changduk Palace, Seoul and her husband's younger brother, Prince Eun who was living in Japan succeeded the throne formally.

On 1950, She kept the Changduk Palace not to take the refuge though the Korean War took place. While the war, the soldiers of North Korea invaded the palace but she reproved them and drove out all. But she escaped secretly to the Unhyun Palace than the war situation came to be serious and the situation got to be gradually disadvantageous, she went to Busan with imperial family including Princess Hui of Korea (興親王妃 흥친왕비 heung chin wang bi). After the war, she could not enter the Changduk Palace to interference of President Rhee Syng-man who was jealous the populatiry of the imperial house accordingly she lived in Su-in Hall, a narrow and unsuitable cottage in Jeongneung, Seoul. On 1961, she could return the Nakseon Hall, Changduk Palace with Park Chang-bok (박창복 bak chang bok) (d.1981), Kim Myung-gil (김명길 gim myeong gil) (d.1983) and Sung Ok-yeom (성옥염 seong ok yeom) (d.2001), her dutiful ladies-in-wating and 5 other staffs as soon as his flop administration ended.

She became a buddhist in her later years. She died on 3 February 1966, aged 72, at Nakseon Hall, Changduk Palace, Seoul from heart attack. Her funeral was held as a state funeral but private funeral was held as Buddhistic funeral. She buried beside her husband, Emperor Yunghui at the Yureung. She known posthoumously as Empress Sunjeong of Korea (officially, Empress Sunjeong-hyo)

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