Queen Myeongseong

Queen Myeongseong
명성왕후
Queen dowager of Joseon
Tenure17 September 1674 – 11 January 1684
PredecessorQueen Dowager Hyosuk
SuccessorQueen Dowager Hyesun
Queen consort of Joseon
Tenure23 June 1659 – 17 September 1674
PredecessorQueen Inseon
SuccessorQueen Ingyeong
Crown Princess consort of Joseon
Tenure1651 – 23 June 1659
PredecessorCrown Princess Jang
SuccessorCrown Princess Kim
Born3 June 1642
Jangtongbang, Hanseong, Joseon
Died11 January 1684 (1684-01-12) (aged 41)
Jeoseung Hall, Changgyeong Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Sungreung
SpouseYi Yeon, King Hyeonjong (m. 1651–1674)
Issue
Posthumous name
현렬희인정헌문덕명성왕후 顯烈禧仁貞獻文德明聖王后
HouseCheongpung Kim (by birth) Jeonju Yi (by marriage)
FatherKim Woo-myeong, Internal Prince Cheongpung
MotherInternal Princess Consort Deokeun of the Eunjin Song clan

Queen Myeongseong (Korean명성왕후 김씨; 3 June 1642 – 11 January 1684) of the Cheongpung Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Hyeonjong, the 18th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1659 until her husband's death in 1674, after which she was honored as Queen Dowager Hyeonryeol (현렬왕대비).

She was a wise and intelligent figure, but her fierce personality was said to be the reason why her husband did not have any concubines. The Southerners mocked her as a reincarnation of Queen Munjeong because of her intervention in the politics.