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| Queen Myeongseong 명성왕후 | |||||
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| Queen dowager of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 17 September 1674 – 11 January 1684 | ||||
| Predecessor | Queen Dowager Hyosuk | ||||
| Successor | Queen Dowager Hyesun | ||||
| Queen consort of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 23 June 1659 – 17 September 1674 | ||||
| Predecessor | Queen Inseon | ||||
| Successor | Queen Ingyeong | ||||
| Crown Princess consort of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 1651 – 23 June 1659 | ||||
| Predecessor | Crown Princess Jang | ||||
| Successor | Crown Princess Kim | ||||
| Born | 3 June 1642 Jangtongbang, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||
| Died | 11 January 1684 (aged 41) Jeoseung Hall, Changgyeong Palace, Hanseong, Joseon | ||||
| Burial | Sungreung | ||||
| Spouse | Yi Yeon, King Hyeonjong (m. 1651–1674) | ||||
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| House | Cheongpung Kim (by birth) Jeonju Yi (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Kim Woo-myeong, Internal Prince Cheongpung | ||||
| Mother | Internal Princess Consort Deokeun of the Eunjin Song clan | ||||
Queen Myeongseong (Korean: 명성왕후 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.