Queen Jeongsun

Queen Jeongsun
정순왕후
貞純王后
Grand queen dowager of Joseon
Tenure1800 – 11 February 1805
PredecessorGrand Queen Dowager Hyesun
SuccessorGrand Queen Dowager Myeonggyeong
Queen regent of Joseon
Regency1800–1803
PredecessorQueen Insun
SuccessorQueen Sunwon
Queen dowager of Joseon
Tenure22 April 1776 – 1800
PredecessorQueen Dowager Gyeongsun
SuccessorQueen Dowager Kim
Queen consort of Joseon
Tenure22 June 1759 – 22 April 1776
PredecessorQueen Jeongseong
SuccessorQueen Hyoui
Born2 December 1745
Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province, Joseon
Died11 February 1805 (1805-02-12) (aged 59)
Gyeongbok Hall, Changdeokgung, Joseon
Burial
Wonreung
SpouseYi Geum, King Yeongjo (m.1759–d.1776)
Posthumous name
예순성철장희혜휘익렬명선수경광헌융인정현소숙정헌정순왕후
HouseGyeongju Kim
FatherKim Han-gu
MotherInternal Princess Consort Wonpung of the Wonju Won clan

Queen Jeongsun (Korean정순왕후 김씨; 2 December 1745 – 11 February 1805[a]), 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.[1] She was queen consort of Joseon from 1759 until her husband's death in 1776, after which she was honoured as Queen Dowager Yesun (예순왕대비) during the reign of her step-grandson Yi San, King Jeongjo and as Grand Queen Dowager Yesun (예순대왕대비) during the reign of her step great-grandson Yi Gong, King Sunjo.


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  1. ^ Park, Hyunmo (September 2009). "How and when the Gyeongguk daejeon System Dismantled?" (PDF). The Review of Korean Studies. 12 (3): 197–221. doi:10.25024/review.2009.12.3.009.