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Posthumous name
	혜경 장신 강선 공익 인휘 소헌 원렬 단목장화 정성왕후; 惠敬莊愼康宣恭翼仁徽昭獻元烈端穆章和貞聖王后;

Queen Jeongseong
정성왕후(貞聖王后)
Queen Jeongseong; 정성왕후(貞聖王后)
Queen consort of Joseon
Tenure	16 October 1724 – 23 March 1757
Predecessor	Queen Seonui
Successor	Queen Jeongsun
Crown Princess of Joseon
Tenure	15 November 1721 – 16 October 1724
Predecessor	Crown Princess Eo
Successor	Crown Princess Jo
Born	2 January 1693; Gahoebang, Hanseong, Joseon
Died	23 March 1757 (aged 64); Gwanrigak, Daejojeon Hall, Changdeokgung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial	Hongneung Tomb, Seooneung Cluster, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Spouse	Yeongjo of Joseon (m. 1703–1757)
Issue	Yi Haeng, King Jinjong of Joseon (adoptive); Yi Seon, King Jangjo of Joseon (adoptive);
Posthumous name
Posthumous name
	혜경 장신 강선 공익 인휘 소헌 원렬 단목장화 정성왕후; 惠敬莊愼康宣恭翼仁徽昭獻元烈端穆章和貞聖王后;
Clan	Daegu Seo clan (by birth); Jeonju Yi clan (by marriage)
Dynasty	House of Yi
Father	Seo Jong-jae, Internal Prince Dalseong
Mother	Internal Princess Consort Jamseong of the Ubong Yi clan
Religion	Korean Buddhism
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Queen Jeongseong (Korean: 정성왕후 서씨; 2 January 1693 – 23 March 1757), of the Daegu Seo clan, was the first wife of King Yeongjo of Joseon and the adoptive mother of Crown Prince Sado.^[1]

Biography

It's said the queen was born on 12 January 1693 in Gahoebang (가회방; 嘉會坊), Hanseong. She was the second daughter and fourth child of Seo Jong-jae and Lady Yi of the Ubong Yi clan.

In November 1703, at the age of ten, she married the eight-year-old Prince Yeoning. As the wife of a prince, she was given the title of Princess Consort Dalseong (달성군부인; 達城郡夫人).

In 1720, her husband was appointed as Crown Prince (왕세제; 王世弟). As his wife, she was given the title Crown Princess Consort (왕세제빈). On their first night of marriage, it was said that Prince Yeoning had asked how were the hands of the princess so pretty. The princess responded by saying that she never did any labor to get them dirty. This comment had unsettled the Prince because it reminded him of his mother, Royal Noble Consort Suk.

It was said that from then on to her death as Queen, the Princess was not visited much from the Prince.

In 1724, Prince Yeoning's older brother, King Gyeongjong died. Prince Yeoning ascended the throne on 30 August of that year as King Yeongjo and she became his queen consort.

As queen, it was said that she held a generous character to her. The Queen had also cherished and treated Crown Prince Hyojang, Yi Jeong-bin's son, and Crown Prince Sado, Yi Yeong-bin’s son, as if they were her own sons.

The Queen died at Changdeok Palace on 3 April 1757, and is buried in Seoreung within Hongreung in Yongdu-gong, Deokyang ward, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. King Yeongjo had her buried near his father, Sukjong of Joseon, in Myeongreung. But because her tomb was built before her husband died, King Yeongjo reserved a spot next her mound intending to be buried with her.

However, when King Yeongjo died in 1776, King Jeongjo was conscious of the Queen Dowager, and built Wonreung to bury the former King and later, the late Queen Dowager. As a result, Queen Jeongseong is buried there alone.

Queen Jeongseong had no biological children. But her death distressed her adoptive son, Crown Prince Sado. As well as the death of her legal mother-in-law, Queen Dowager Hyesun, who died one month later on 2 May 1757 which contributed to the Crown Prince’s declining mental condition.^[2]

Family

Parent

Father − Seo Jong-jae (서종제; 徐宗悌; 1656–1719)
Mother − Internal Princess Consort Jamseong of the Ubong Yi clan (잠성부부인 우봉 이씨; 岑城府夫人牛峰李氏; 1660–1738)

Sibling(s)

Older brother − Seo Myeong-baek (서명백; 徐命伯; 1678–1738)
Older sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan
Older brother − Seo Myeong-hyu (서명휴; 徐命休; 1686–?)
Younger sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan (1696–?)
Younger sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan (1698–?)

In popular culture

Portrayed by Kim Ae-kyung in the 1988 MBC TV series 500 Years of Joseon: Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong
Portrayed by Moon Ye-ji in the 1998 MBC TV series The King's Road
Portrayed by Jung Mo-rye and Shin Gyu-ri in the 2010 MBC TV series Dong Yi
Portrayed by Park Shin-hye in the 2014 film The Royal Tailor
Portrayed by Park Myung-shin [ko] in the 2015 film The Throne
Portrayed by Kim Sun-kyung in the 2017 MBC TV series The Emperor: Owner of the Mask
Portrayed by Choi Soo-im [ko] in the 2019 SBS TV series Haechi

References

^ Kim Haboush, JaHyun (2013). The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea (2 ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20055-5.
^ "Biography of Crown Prince Sado of Korea (1735-1762), "The Rice-Box King"". Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2011.

Royal titles
Queen Jeongseong Daegu Seo clan
Preceded by Queen Seonui of the Hamjong-Eo clan	Queen consort of Joseon 30 November 1724 – 3 April 1757	Succeeded by Queen Jeongsun of the Gyeongju-Kim clan

[1] Kim Haboush, JaHyun (2013). The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea (2 ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20055-5.

[2] "Biography of Crown Prince Sado of Korea (1735-1762), "The Rice-Box King"". Archived from the original on July 21, 2010. Retrieved February 19, 2011.

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+{{more footnotes needed|date=January 2024}}
 {{Infobox royalty
-| name         = Queen Jeongseong<br>정성왕후
+| name         = Queen Jeongseong<br />정성왕후(貞聖王后)
 | succession   = [[List of Joseon royal consorts#Queens and empress consort|Queen consort of Joseon]]
 | reign        = 16 October 1724 – 23 March 1757
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 | dynasty      = [[House of Yi]]
 | house-type   = Clan
-| father       = Seo Jong-jae, Internal Prince of Dalseong
+| father       = Seo Jong-jae, Internal Prince Dalseong
-| mother       = Internal Princess Consort Jamseong of the Ubong-Yi clan
+| mother       = Internal Princess Consort Jamseong of the Ubong Yi clan
 | spouse       = [[Yeongjo of Joseon]] (m. 1703–1757)
 | issue        = * [[Crown Prince Hyojang|Yi Haeng, King Jinjong of Joseon]] (adoptive)
 * [[Crown Prince Sado|Yi Seon, King Jangjo of Joseon]] (adoptive)
 | birth_date   = 2 January 1693
-| birth_place  = Gahoebang, [[Joseon]]
+| birth_place  = Gahoebang, [[Seoul|Hanseong]], [[Joseon]]
 | death_date   = {{death-date and age|23 March 1757|2 January 1693}}
 | death_place  = Gwanrigak, Daejojeon Hall, [[Changdeokgung]], [[Seoul|Hanseong]], [[Joseon]]
 | place of burial = Hongneung Tomb, [[Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty|Seooneung Cluster]], [[Goyang]], [[Gyeonggi Province]], South Korea
-| posthumous name = * 혜경장신강선공익인휘소헌원렬단목장화정성왕후
+| posthumous name = * 혜경 장신 강선 공익 인휘 소헌 원렬 단목장화 정성왕후
 * 惠敬莊愼康宣恭翼仁徽昭獻元烈端穆章和貞聖王后
-| house        = Daegu Seo clan (by birth)<br/>[[Jeonju-Yi clan]] (by marriage)
+| house        = Daegu Seo clan (by birth)<br />[[Jeonju Yi clan]] (by marriage)
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 | signature    = [[File:The Seal of Queen Jeongseong.png|150px]]
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 }}
-'''Queen Jeongseong''' ({{Korean|hangul=정성왕후 서씨}}; 2 January 1693 – 23 March 1757<ref>In Lunar Calendar, the Queen was born on 7 December 1692 and died on 15 February 1757</ref>), of the Daegu Seo clan, was the first wife of [[Yeongjo of Joseon|King Yeongjo of Joseon]] and the adoptive mother of [[Crown Prince Sado]].<ref>Kim Haboush, JaHyun (2013). The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea (2 ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. {{ISBN|978-0-520-20055-5}}.</ref>
+'''Queen Jeongseong''' ({{Korean|hangul=정성왕후 서씨}}; 2 January 1693 – 23 March 1757), of the Daegu Seo clan, was the first wife of [[Yeongjo of Joseon|King Yeongjo of Joseon]] and the adoptive mother of [[Crown Prince Sado]].<ref>Kim Haboush, JaHyun (2013). The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyŏng: The Autobiographical Writings of a Crown Princess of Eighteenth-Century Korea (2 ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. {{ISBN|978-0-520-20055-5}}.</ref>
 ==Biography==
-The future queen was born on 12 January 1693 in Gahoebang (가회방, 嘉會坊). She was the second daughter and fourth child of Seo Jong-jae and Lady Yi of the Ubong-Yi clan.
+It's said the queen was born on 12 January 1693 in Gahoebang ({{Korean|hangul=가회방|hanja=嘉會坊|labels=no}}), [[Seoul|Hanseong]]. She was the second daughter and fourth child of Seo Jong-jae and Lady Yi of the Ubong Yi clan.
-In November 1703, at the age of ten, she married the eight-year-old [[Yeongjo of Joseon|Prince Yeoning]]. As the wife of a prince, she was given the title of Princess Consort Dalseong (달성군부인, 達城郡夫人).
+In November 1703, at the age of ten, she married the eight-year-old [[Yeongjo of Joseon|Prince Yeoning]]. As the wife of a prince, she was given the title of Princess Consort Dalseong ({{Korean|hangul=달성군부인|hanja=達城郡夫人|labels=no}}).
+In 1720, her husband was appointed as Crown Prince ({{Korean|hangul=왕세제|hanja=王世弟|labels=no}}). As his wife, she was given the title Crown Princess Consort ({{Korean|hangul=왕세제빈|labels=no}}). On their first night of marriage, it was said that Prince Yeoning had asked how were the hands of the princess so pretty. The princess responded by saying that she never did any labor to get them dirty. This comment had unsettled the Prince because it reminded him of his mother, [[Royal Noble Consort Sukbin Choe|Royal Noble Consort Suk]].
-It was said that from then on to her death as Queen, the Princess was not visited much from the Prince.
+It was said that from then on to her death as Queen, the Princess was not visited much from the Prince.
-In 1720, her husband was appointed as Crown Prince (왕세제, 王世弟). As his wife, she was given the title Crown Princess Consort (왕세제빈).
 In 1724, Prince Yeoning's older brother, [[Gyeongjong of Joseon|King Gyeongjong]] died. Prince Yeoning ascended the throne on 30 August of that year as [[Yeongjo of Joseon|King Yeongjo]] and she became his queen consort.
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 As queen, it was said that she held a generous character to her. The Queen had also cherished and treated [[Crown Prince Hyojang]], Yi Jeong-bin's son, and [[Crown Prince Sado]], [[Royal Noble Consort Yeongbin Yi|Yi Yeong-bin]]’s son, as if they were her own sons.
-The Queen died at [[Changdeokgung|Changdeok Palace]] on 3 April 1757, and is buried in Seoreung within Hongreung in Yongdu-gong, [[Deogyang-gu|Deokyang ward]], [[Goyang]], [[Gyeonggi Province]]. King Yeongjo had her buried near his father, [[Sukjong of Joseon]], in Myeongreung, and because her tomb was built before her husband died, King Yeongjo reserved a spot next her mound intending to be buried with her, which is such a irony considering how much he hated her. Or perhaps that statement is also not true.
+The Queen died at [[Changdeokgung|Changdeok Palace]] on 3 April 1757, and is buried in Seoreung within Hongreung in Yongdu-gong, [[Deogyang-gu|Deokyang ward]], [[Goyang]], [[Gyeonggi Province]]. King Yeongjo had her buried near his father, [[Sukjong of Joseon]], in Myeongreung. But because her tomb was built before her husband died, King Yeongjo reserved a spot next her mound intending to be buried with her.
-However, when King Yeongjo died in 1776, King Jeongjo was conscious of the Queen Dowager, and built Wonreung to bury the former King and later, the late Queen Dowager. This left the right side of Queen Jeongseong’s mound vacant and when people visit, they note the empty space to be pitiful as the Queen is considered to be alone even after death.
+However, when King Yeongjo died in 1776, King Jeongjo was conscious of the [[Queen Jeongsun|Queen Dowager]], and built Wonreung to bury the former King and later, the late Queen Dowager. As a result, Queen Jeongseong is buried there alone.
-Queen Jeongseong had no biological children, but her death distressed her adoptive son, [[Crown Prince Sado]]. As well as the death of her legal mother-in-law, [[Queen Inwon|Queen Dowager Hyesun]], who died one month later on 2 May 1757 which contributed to the Crown Prince’s declining mental condition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xs4all.nl/~monarchs/madmonarchs/sado/sado_bio.htm |title=Biography of Crown Prince Sado of Korea (1735-1762), "The Rice-Box King" |access-date=February 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721130710/http://www.xs4all.nl/~monarchs/madmonarchs/sado/sado_bio.htm |archive-date=July 21, 2010 }}</ref>
+Queen Jeongseong had no biological children. But her death distressed her adoptive son, [[Crown Prince Sado]]. As well as the death of her legal mother-in-law, [[Queen Inwon|Queen Dowager Hyesun]], who died one month later on 2 May 1757 which contributed to the Crown Prince’s declining mental condition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.xs4all.nl/~monarchs/madmonarchs/sado/sado_bio.htm |title=Biography of Crown Prince Sado of Korea (1735-1762), "The Rice-Box King" |access-date=February 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100721130710/http://www.xs4all.nl/~monarchs/madmonarchs/sado/sado_bio.htm |archive-date=July 21, 2010 }}</ref>
 == Family ==
 '''Parent'''
-* Uncle - Seo Jong-cheok (서종척, 徐宗惕)
+* '''Father''' − Seo Jong-jae ({{Korean|hangul=서종제|hanja=徐宗悌|labels=no}}; 1656–1719)
+* '''Mother''' − Internal Princess Consort Jamseong of the Ubong Yi clan ({{Korean|hangul=잠성부부인 우봉 이씨|hanja=岑城府夫人 牛峰李氏|labels=no}}; 1660–1738)
-* '''Father''' − Seo Jong-jae (서종제, 徐宗悌) (1656 - 1719)
-* Uncle - Seo Jong-shin (서종신, 徐宗愼)
-* Uncle - Seo Jong-hyeob (서종협, 徐宗恊)
-* Uncle - Seo Jong-il (서종일, 徐宗一)
-** 1) Grandfather − Seo Mun-do (서문도, 徐文道) (1628 - 1700)
-*** 2) Great-Grandfather − Seo Hyeong-ri (서형리, 徐亨履) (1596 - 1667)
-**** 3) Great-Great-Grandfather − Seo Gyeong-su (서경수, 徐景需)<ref>He was a 7th great-grandson of Seo Geo-jeong (서거정, 徐居正; 1420 - 1488) who served 6 kings ([[Sejong the Great|Sejong]], [[Munjong of Joseon|Munjong]], [[Danjong of Joseon|Danjong]], [[Sejo of Joseon|Sejo]], [[Yejong of Joseon|Yejong]], and [[Seongjong of Joseon|Seongjong]]). Seo’s mother was [[Gwon Geun]]’s daughter and the paternal aunt of [[Gwon Ram]]</ref>
-***** 4) Great-Great-Great-Grandfather - Seo Seong (서성, 徐渻) (1558 - 1631)
-***** 4) Great-Great-Great-Grandmother - Lady Song (송씨, 宋氏); daughter of Song Ryeong (송령, 宋寧)
-*** 2) Great-Grandmother − Lady Seong of the Changnyeong-Seong clan (증 정경부인 창녕 성씨, 贈 貞敬夫人 昌寧成氏) (1596 - 1668)
-** 1) Grandmother − Lady Kim of the [[Andong Kim clan]] (증 정경부인 안동 김씨, 贈 貞敬夫人 安東金氏) (1630 - 1709); daughter of Kim Jeong-ji (김정지, 金鼎之)
-* '''Mother''' − Internal Princess Consort Jamseong of the Ubong-Yi clan (잠성부부인 우봉 이씨, 岑城府夫人 牛峰李氏) (1660 - 1738)
-** Grandmother - Lady Kim of the Uiseong-Kim clan (의성 김씨, 義城金氏); daughter of Kim Gyu (김규, 金圭)
-** Grandfather - Yi Sa-chang (이사창, 李師昌)
 '''Sibling(s)'''
-* Older brother − Seo Myeong-baek (서명백, 徐命伯) (1678 - 1738)
+* Older brother − Seo Myeong-baek ({{Korean|hangul=서명백|hanja=徐命伯|labels=no}}; 1678–1738)
-** ''Sister-in-law'' − Lady Yi of the Yeoju-Yi clan (여주 이씨, 驪州李氏) (1676 - 1733); daughter of Yi-Je (이제, 李濟)
-*** Nephew − Seo Deok-su (서덕수, 徐德修) (1694 - 1722)<ref>[[Soh Jaipil|Seo Jae-pil]]’s 6th great-grandfather</ref>
-*** Nephew − Seo In-su (서인수, 徐仁修)
-*** Nephew − Seo Shin-su (서신수, 徐信修)<ref>[[Soh Kwang-pom|Seo Gwang-beom]]’s 5th great-grandfather</ref>
-* Older brother − Seo Myeong-hyu (서명휴, 徐命休)
-** Nephew − Seo No-su (서노수, 徐魯修)
-* Older sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan
-** ''Brother-in-law'' − Yi Jung-gyeong (이중경, 李重慶) of the Gwangju-Yi clan
 * Older sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan
+* Older brother − Seo Myeong-hyu ({{Korean|hangul=서명휴|hanja=徐命休|labels=no}}; 1686–?)
-** ''Brother-in-law'' − Shin Jeong-jib (신정집, 申正集) of the Goryeong-Shin clan
-* Younger sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan
+* Younger sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan (1696–?)
-** ''Brother-in-law'' − Im Geo (임거, 林蘧) of the Naju-Im clan (나주 임씨, 羅州林氏)
+* Younger sister − Lady Seo of the Daegu Seo clan (1698–?)
 ==In popular culture==
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 *Portrayed by Jung Mo-rye and Shin Gyu-ri in the 2010 [[MBC TV (South Korean TV channel)|MBC]] TV series ''[[Dong Yi (TV series)|Dong Yi]]''
 *Portrayed by [[Park Shin-hye]] in the 2014 film ''[[The Royal Tailor]]''
-*Portrayed by [[:ko:박명신|Park Myung-shin]] in the 2015 film ''[[The Throne (film)|The Throne]]''
+*Portrayed by {{ill|Park Myung-shin|ko|박명신}} in the 2015 film ''[[The Throne (film)|The Throne]]''
 *Portrayed by Kim Sun-kyung in the 2017 [[MBC TV (South Korean TV channel)|MBC]] TV series ''[[The Emperor: Owner of the Mask]]''
-*Portrayed by [[:ko:최수임|Choi Soo-im]] in the 2019 [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] TV series ''[[Haechi (TV series)|Haechi]]''
+*Portrayed by {{ill|Choi Soo-im|ko|최수임}} in the 2019 [[Seoul Broadcasting System|SBS]] TV series ''[[Haechi (TV series)|Haechi]]''
+==References==
-==Notes and references==
 {{reflist}}
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 [[Category:1693 births]]
 [[Category:1757 deaths]]
-[[Category:Royal consorts of the Joseon dynasty]]
+[[Category:Royal consorts of Joseon]]
 [[Category:Queens consort of Korea]]
 [[Category:18th-century Korean women]]