The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Korean royal consort
Gender:
Female
Work field:
Birth:
1532(Joseon, Joseon)
Death:
1575(Joseon, Joseon)
Family:
Spouse(s):
Children:
Sunhoe
The details
Biography
Introduction
Queen Insun (27 June 1532 – 12 February 1575) (인순왕후 심씨) also known as Queen Dowager Uiseong (의성왕대비) was a wife and the Queen Consort of King Myeongjong of Joseon, the 13th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. She served as regent of Korea during the minority of her son from 1567 until 1568.
Family
- Father: Shim Kang (1514 – 1567) (심강)
- Grandfather: Shim Yeon-Won (1491 – 1558) (심연원)
- Grandmother: Lady Kim of the Gyeongju Kim clan (경주 김씨)
- Mother: Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (1512 – 1559) (전주 이씨)
- Husband: King Myeongjong of Joseon (3 July 1534 – 3 August 1567) (이환 경원대군)
- Son: Yi Bu, Crown Prince Sunhoe (1 July 1551 – 6 October 1563) (이부 순회세자)
- Daughter-in-law: Crown Princess Gonghoe of the Musong Yun clan (1550 – 14 April 1592) (공회빈 윤씨)
- Son: Yi Bu, Crown Prince Sunhoe (1 July 1551 – 6 October 1563) (이부 순회세자)
Popular culture
- Portrayed by Jang Hee-jin in the 2016 JTBC TV series Mirror of the Witch.