Queen Jeongsun, of the Gyeongju Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second queen consort of Yi Geum, King Yeongjo, the 21st Joseon monarch.
14 Facts About Queen Jeongsun
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Queen Jeongsun was queen consort of Joseon from 1759 until her husband's death in 1776, after which she was honoured as Queen Dowager Yesun during the reign of her step-grandson Yi San, King Jeongjo and as Grand Queen Dowager Yesun during the reign of her step great-grandson Yi Gong, King Sunjo.
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Queen Jeongsun was born in the wealthy sector of the current Seosan, South Chungcheong Province during the reign of King Yeongjo, her future husband.
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Queen Jeongsun's hometown was Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, and she had two older brothers.
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Queen Jeongsun's father had banned former concubines from becoming queen, so King Yeongjo could not elevate one of his concubines to queenship, as many former kings had done.
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Queen Jeongsun was 10 years younger than her husband's son and heir, Crown Prince Sado, and his daughter-in-law, Lady Hyegyong.
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Queen Jeongsun's father was given the royal title of "Internal Prince Oheung", and her mother was given the royal title "Internal Princess Consort Wonpung".
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The Queen Jeongsun was known to be a little assertive towards her husband.
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Queen Jeongsun dismissed Hong Bong-han and Jeong Hu-gyeom from office.
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Queen Jeongsun was succeeded by his 10-year-old son, Yi Gong and Yesun was raised to the status of Grand Queen Dowager.
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Queen Jeongsun departed from the policy of the late King, enforcing the Catholic Persecution of 1801 and favoring the Noron Byeokpa faction.
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Queen Jeongsun hired many Noron Bukpa officials, such as Kim Gwan-ju and Kim Yong-ju, whom she had struck by Jeongjo.
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In 1802, under Jeongjo's law, she had Kim Jo-sun's daughter, the future Queen Jeongsun Sunwon, became the queen consort of Sunjo, and Kim Jo-sun was sealed to Internal Prince Yeongan and was resigned from her rule.
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Queen Jeongsun's influence was weakened, and she had a futile last year of reign, and a year later, on 30 February 1805, she died in Gyeongbokjeon Hall at Changdeokgung Palace.