Deposed Queen Yun
| Queen Jeheon 제헌왕후 | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Joseon | |
| Tenure | 1476 – 1479 |
| Predecessor | Queen Gonghye |
| Successor | Queen Jeonghyeon |
| Born | 15 July 1455 Kingdom of Joseon |
| Died | 29 August 1482 (aged 27) Kingdom of Joseon |
| Spouse | King Seongjong of Joseon |
| Issue | King Yeonsan of Joseon |
| House | Haman Yun |
| Father | Yun Ki-Gyeon |
| Mother | Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan |
| Deposed Queen Yun | |
| Hangul | 폐비윤씨 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 廢妃尹氏 |
| Revised Romanization | Pyebi Yunssi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pyepi Yunssi |
| Former title | |
| Hangul | 제헌왕후 |
| Hanja | 齊獻王后 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeheon wanghu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Jehŏn wanghu |
Queen Yun (Korea:폐비윤씨, hanja: 廢妃 尹氏, 15 July 1455 – 29 August 1482), was a Queen consort of Joseon Korea by marriage to King Seongjong. She was an 11th generation descendant of General Yun Gwan (윤관). She was the second wife of King Seongjong of the Joseon Dynasty, and mother of King Yeonsangun. She was a Royal Noble Consort of the King, and became Queen ('Gonghye') after her predecessor died.
Life
Queen Yoon, formally known as Queen Jeheon, served Seongjong of Joseon as a concubine until the death of Queen Gonghye of Han, Seongjong's first wife. With no royal heir, the king was urged by counselors to take a second wife to secure the royal succession.
Lady Yoon was chosen for her beauty,[1] and was formally married in 1476. Several months later, she gave birth to her first son, Yi Yung, later to become King Yeonsangun of Joseon. The new queen proved to be temperamental and highly jealous of Seongjong's concubines living inside the palace, even stooping to poisoning one of them in 1477.
One night in 1479, she clawed the king, leaving visible scratch marks on his face. King Seongjong tried to conceal the injury, but his mother, Grand Queen Insu, discovered the truth and ordered Lady Yoon, now known as the Deposed Queen Yoon, into exile.
After several rehabilitation attempts initiated by her party, influential government officials petitioned for her execution. She was sentenced to death and poisoned shortly thereafter. The manner and matter of her death became a pretext by her son to purge the court and government of opponents and critics of his rule.
Family
- Father: Yun Ki-Gyeon (윤기견)
- Grandfather: Yun Eung (윤응)
- Grandmother: Lady Kwon of the Andong Kwon clan (안동 권씨)
- Mother: Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan (고령 신씨)
- Husband: King Seongjong of Joseon (20 August 1457 – 20 January 1494) (조선 성종)
- Son: Prince Yi Hyo-Shin (1475) (이효신)
- Son: King Yeonsangun of Joseon (23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506) (조선 연산군)
- Daughter-in-law: Deposed Queen Shin of the Geochang Shin clan (15 December 1476 – 16 May 1537) (폐비 신씨)
- Son: Unnamed son
Media depictions
- Portrayed by Kim Sung-ryung in the 1998-2000 KBS TV series King and Queen.
- Portrayed by Lee Joo Hee in the 2003-2004 MBC TV series Dae Jang Geum.
- Portrayed by Ku Hye-sun and Park Bo-young in the 2007-2008 SBS TV series The King and I.
- Portrayed by Jeon Hye-bin and Jin Ji-hee in the 2011-2012 JTBC TV series Insu, The Queen Mother.
- Portrayed by Kim Ji-young in the 2015 film The Treacherous.
- Portrayed by Woo Hee-jin in the 2017 KBS2 TV series Queen for Seven Days.
See also
References
- ^ Such was her beauty that it was said to resemble Princess Noguk's face. From the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, entry dated 1497, during the 3rd year of her son's rule.
- 폐비 윤씨 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.