Queen Inwon

Queen Inwon
인원왕후
仁元王后
Grand queen dowager of Joseon
Tenure11 October 1724 – 13 May 1757
PredecessorGrand Queen Dowager Jaui
SuccessorGrand Queen Dowager Yesun
Queen dowager of Joseon
Tenure12 July 1720 – 11 October 1724
PredecessorQueen Dowager Hyeonyeol
SuccessorQueen Dowager Gyeongsun
Queen consort of Joseon
Tenure1702 – 12 July 1720
PredecessorQueen Inhyeon
SuccessorQueen Seonui
Born24 October 1687
Yangjeongjae, Sunhwa District, Hanseong, Joseon
Died2 May 1757 (1757-05-03) (aged 69)
Yangmodang Hall, Changdeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Myeongreung
SpouseYi Sun, King Sukjong
IssueYi Geum, King Yeongjo of Joseon (adopted)
Posthumous name
혜순자경헌렬광선현익강성정덕수창영복융화휘정정운정의장목인원왕후 惠順慈敬獻烈光宣顯翼康聖貞德壽昌永福隆化徽靖正運定懿章穆仁元王后
HouseGyeongju Kim
FatherKim Ju-Shin
MotherInternal Princess Consort Garim of the Imcheon Jo clan

Queen Inwon (24 October 1687 – 2 May 1757;[1] 인원왕후 김씨), of the Gyeongju Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and fourth queen consort of Yi Sun, King Sukjong, the 19th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1702 until her husband's death in 1720. She was honoured as Queen Dowager Hyesun (Korean혜순왕대비) during the reign of her step-son Yi Yun, King Gyeongjong, and later as Grand Queen Dowager Hyesun (Korean혜순대왕대비) during the reign of her adoptive son, Yi Geum, King Yeongjo.

  1. ^ In lunar calendar, the Queen was born on 29 September 1687 and died on 26 March 1757

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