Queen Jeonghee
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Queen Jeonghui was Queen Consort
to King Sejo of Joseon
and the mother of Sejo's successor King Yejong of Joseon
. Following her husband's death in 1468, she served as regent
for her weak son from 1468 to 1469 and for her young grandson
from 1469 to 1477. She was from the Papyeung Yun clan.
reign. Her father Yun Beon (Hangul: 윤번, Hanja: 尹璠) (1384–1448) would later become Prime Minister. Her mother was Yun Beon's wife Lady Lee (Hangul: 이씨, Hanja: 李氏). She married the then-Grand Prince Suyang
in 1428, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the tenth year of King Sejong's reign. She became Queen Consort upon her husband's accession to the throne in 1455.
Queen Jeonghui became regent
when her son, Yejong of Joseon
ascended to the throne in 1468, because he was physically ill. According to records of this era, political decisions were taken by the Queen and three subjects nominated by King Sejo
.
In 1469, King Yejong
died at the age of 20 and was succeeded by his nephew, Queen Jeonghui's grandson King Seongjong
. As Seongjong was only 13 at the time of his accession, Queen Jeonghui ruled ruled the nation in Seongjong's name along with her daughter-in-law, Seongjong's, Queen Insu (whose husband had never actually been king). During her regency, common farmers were granted the right to cultivate fields that had originally belonged to the military. In 1474, the code of law, first ordered by King Sejo
, was completed and put into effect.
Queen Jeonghui's regency ended in 1477, when King Seongjong
, now 20 years old, assumed the reins of government himself. She died in 1483, on the thirtieth day of the third month in the fourteenth year of King Seongjong's
reign.
and Queen Jeonghui had three, or possibly four, children:
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
to King Sejo of Joseon
Sejo of Joseon
Sejo of Joseon was the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He produced a coup d'etat and became king himself in 1455.-Reign:...
and the mother of Sejo's successor King Yejong of Joseon
Yejong of Joseon
Yejong of Joseon was the 8th king of the Joseon Dynasty Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo in 1468, but was too physically ill to govern, and died a year later....
. Following her husband's death in 1468, she served as regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
for her weak son from 1468 to 1469 and for her young grandson
Seongjong of Joseon
Seongjong of Joseon was the ninth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He succeeded King Yejong in 1469 and ruled until 1494.-Reign:...
from 1469 to 1477. She was from the Papyeung Yun clan.
Biography
Queen Jeonghui was born on the eleventh day of the eleventh lunar month in the eighteenth year of King Taejo'sTaejo of Joseon
Taejo of Joseon , born Yi Seong-gye, whose changed name is Yi Dan, was the founder and the first king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, and the main figure in overthrowing the Goryeo Dynasty...
reign. Her father Yun Beon (Hangul: 윤번, Hanja: 尹璠) (1384–1448) would later become Prime Minister. Her mother was Yun Beon's wife Lady Lee (Hangul: 이씨, Hanja: 李氏). She married the then-Grand Prince Suyang
Sejo of Joseon
Sejo of Joseon was the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He produced a coup d'etat and became king himself in 1455.-Reign:...
in 1428, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the tenth year of King Sejong's reign. She became Queen Consort upon her husband's accession to the throne in 1455.
Queen Jeonghui became regent
Regent
A regent, from the Latin regens "one who reigns", is a person selected to act as head of state because the ruler is a minor, not present, or debilitated. Currently there are only two ruling Regencies in the world, sovereign Liechtenstein and the Malaysian constitutive state of Terengganu...
when her son, Yejong of Joseon
Yejong of Joseon
Yejong of Joseon was the 8th king of the Joseon Dynasty Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo in 1468, but was too physically ill to govern, and died a year later....
ascended to the throne in 1468, because he was physically ill. According to records of this era, political decisions were taken by the Queen and three subjects nominated by King Sejo
Sejo of Joseon
Sejo of Joseon was the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He produced a coup d'etat and became king himself in 1455.-Reign:...
.
In 1469, King Yejong
Yejong of Joseon
Yejong of Joseon was the 8th king of the Joseon Dynasty Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo in 1468, but was too physically ill to govern, and died a year later....
died at the age of 20 and was succeeded by his nephew, Queen Jeonghui's grandson King Seongjong
Seongjong of Joseon
Seongjong of Joseon was the ninth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He succeeded King Yejong in 1469 and ruled until 1494.-Reign:...
. As Seongjong was only 13 at the time of his accession, Queen Jeonghui ruled ruled the nation in Seongjong's name along with her daughter-in-law, Seongjong's, Queen Insu (whose husband had never actually been king). During her regency, common farmers were granted the right to cultivate fields that had originally belonged to the military. In 1474, the code of law, first ordered by King Sejo
Sejo of Joseon
Sejo of Joseon was the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He produced a coup d'etat and became king himself in 1455.-Reign:...
, was completed and put into effect.
Queen Jeonghui's regency ended in 1477, when King Seongjong
Seongjong of Joseon
Seongjong of Joseon was the ninth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He succeeded King Yejong in 1469 and ruled until 1494.-Reign:...
, now 20 years old, assumed the reins of government himself. She died in 1483, on the thirtieth day of the third month in the fourteenth year of King Seongjong's
Seongjong of Joseon
Seongjong of Joseon was the ninth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He succeeded King Yejong in 1469 and ruled until 1494.-Reign:...
reign.
Issue
King SejoSejo of Joseon
Sejo of Joseon was the seventh king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He produced a coup d'etat and became king himself in 1455.-Reign:...
and Queen Jeonghui had three, or possibly four, children:
- Yi Jang, Prince Successor Uigyeong (이장 의경세자 (1438 - 2 September 1457), titled as Prince Dowon (도원군) until his father's accession
- Princess Uisook (의숙공주) (1442 - 1477), married 11 June 1455 Jeong Hyeon-jo (정현조), son of Chief State Chancellor Jeong In-ji)
- Yi Hwang, Grand Prince Haeyang (이황 해양대군) (1450 - 1469), later King Yejong of JoseonYejong of JoseonYejong of Joseon was the 8th king of the Joseon Dynasty Korea. He succeeded his father, King Sejo in 1468, but was too physically ill to govern, and died a year later....
- Possible daughter, known through various names such as Yi Se-hui (이세희), Yi Se-jeong (이세정), Princess Uiryeong (의령공주), and Princess Uihwa (의화공주)
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