| Queen Hyojeong 효정왕후 | |||||
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| Empress dowager of Korea | |||||
| Tenure | 13 October 1897 – 20 December 1903 | ||||
| Predecessor | Title established | ||||
| Successor | Title abolished | ||||
| Queen dowager of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure |
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| Predecessor | Queen Dowager Hyoyu | ||||
| Successor | Queen Dowager Yi | ||||
| Queen mother of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 25 July 1849 – 27 September 1857 | ||||
| Predecessor | Title established | ||||
| Successor | Queen Mother Myeongsun | ||||
| Queen consort of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 1844 – 25 July 1849 | ||||
| Predecessor | Queen Hyohyeon | ||||
| Successor | Queen Cheorin | ||||
| Born | 6 March 1831 Hamyeolhyeon, Jeolla Province, Joseon | ||||
| Died | 20 December 1903 (aged 72) Suindang, Gyeongun Palace, Hanseong, Korean Empire | ||||
| Burial | Gyeongneung | ||||
| Spouse | King Heonjong of Joseon (m.1844–d.1849) | ||||
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| Clan | Namyang Hong clan | ||||
| Father | Hong Jae-ryong | ||||
| Mother | Internal Princess Consort Yeonchang of the Juksan Ahn clan | ||||
Queen Hyojeong (Korean: 효정왕후; 6 March 1831 – 20 December 1903) of the Namyang Hong clan, was the second wife and queen consort of King Heonjong of Joseon, the 24th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty.
After his death in 1849, she was known as Queen Mother Myeongheon (명헌대비; 明憲大妃) and later Queen Dowager Myeongheon (명헌왕대비; 明憲王大妃) during King Cheoljong’s reign. After the proclamation of the Korean Empire, she became known as Empress Dowager Myeongheon (명헌왕태후). She was posthumously called Hyojeong, the Accomplished Empress (효정성황후; 孝定成皇后).