Queen Inseong

Queen Inseong (7 October 1514 – 6 January 1578), of the Bannam Park clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Ho, King Injong. She was Queen consort of Joseon from 1544 until her husband's death in 1545, after which she was honoured as Queen Dowager Gongui (공의왕대비).

Queen Inseong 인성왕후
Queen dowager of Joseon
Tenure	1545–1578
Queen consort of Joseon
Tenure	1544–1545
Crown Princess consort of Joseon
Tenure	1524–1544
Born	7 October 1514 Kingdom of Joseon
Died	6 January 1578 (aged 63) Hanseong Kingdom of Joseon
Spouse	Yi Ho, King Injong
Posthumous name 효순공의인성왕후
House	Bannam Park
Father	Park Yong
Mother	Lady Munso of the Uiseong Kim clan

Biography

Lady Park was born into the Bannam Park clan on 7 October 1514 to Park Yong and his second wife, Lady Kim of the Uiseong Kim clan. Lady Park became Crown Princess Consort in 1524 when she was 10 years old to Crown Prince Yi Ho (the future King Injong). Her mother was given the royal title of "Lady Munso of the Uiseong Kim clan" (문소부부인 의성 김씨, 聞韶府夫人 義城 金氏) and her father was given the royal title of "Internal Prince Geumseong, Park Yong" (금성부원군 박용, 錦城府院君 朴墉) when she became Crown Princess.

In 1544, when her husband became king, Crown Princess Park moved from Gyeongbok Palace's Jaseon Hall to Gyotaejeon Hall (교태전, 交泰殿).

One year later, when her husband died on 8 August 1545, she became Queen Dowager Gongui and the king's younger half-brother became King Myeongjong since the royal couple did have any children. But he also died on 3 August 1567 without issue, and so his half-nephew, King Seongjo, became king that same year.

Queen Inseong died 11 years later on 6 January 1578 in Gyeongbok Palace's hall, Gyotaejeon, at the age of 64.

Titles

• 7 October 1514 - 1524: Lady Park, daughter of Park Yong, of the Bannam Park clan
• 1524 - 1544: Crown Princess Park (빈궁 박씨, 嬪宮 朴氏) or (왕세자빈 박씨, 王世子嬪 朴氏)
• 1544 - 1545: The Queen Consort (왕비, 王妃)
• 1545 - 1578: Queen Dowager Gongui (공의왕대비, 恭懿王大妃)
• Posthumus title: Queen Inseong (인성왕후, 仁聖王后)

Family

Parent

• Father − Park Yong (1468 – 1524) (박용, 朴墉)
  • 1) Grandfather − Park Chi (1440 – 1499) (박치, 朴耒)
    • 2) Great-Grandfather − Park Kang (박강, 朴薑) (? - 1460)
      • 3) Great-Great-Grandfather − Park Eun (박은, 朴誾) (1370 - 1422)
        • 4) Great-Great-Great-Grandfather − Park Sang-chong (박상충, 朴尙衷) (1332 - 1375)
          • 5) Great-Great-Great-Great-Great - Grandfather − Park Yoon-mu (박윤무)
          • 5) Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather − Park Su (박수)
        • 4) Great-Great-Great-Grandmother − Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan (한산 이씨)
      • 3) Great-Great-Grandmother − Lady Ju (주씨, 周氏); (주언방의 딸) daughter of Ju Eon-bang (주언방, 周彦邦)
  • 1) Grandmother − Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨)
• Mother − Lady Munso of the Uiseong Kim clan (문소부부인 의성 김씨, 聞韶府夫人 義城 金氏) (1490 - 1550); Park Yong's second wife
  • 1) Grandfather − Kim Ik-Kyum (김익겸, 金益謙)
  • 1) Grandmother − Lady Nam of the Uiryeong Nam clan (의령 남씨)

Sibling

• Younger half-brother − Park Chun-jeong (박춘정, 朴春丁)
• Younger half-brother − Park Pyeong (박평, 朴平)
• Younger half-sister − Lady Park
• Brother-in-law − Lee Jang (이장, 李鏘)

Consort

• Yi Ho, King Injong (10 March 1515 – 7 August 1545) (조선 인종)

References

• 인성왕후 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.

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