Queen Inseon


Queen Inseon, also known as Queen Dowager Hyosuk was a wife and the Queen Consort of King Hyojong of Joseon, the 17th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty.

Biography

She was born in Ansan on the 9 February 1619. Her father was Jang Yu, a member of the Deoksu Jang clan, and her mother was Lady Kim of the Andong Kim clan. After she married Prince Bongrim, the couple was sent in Qing in Shenyang and they returned after eight years. Following the death of Crown Prince Sohyeon in 1645, her husband was installed as the new Crown Prince. When her husband became king, she became queen consort. In 1659, king Hyojong died and her son, Hyeonjong became king. Inseon died in 1674. Her death caused a problem known as the Yesong Dispute.

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