Not to be confused with the mid Goryeo Queen Consort as the third wife of Yejong of Goryeo, Queen Munjeong of the Kaesong Wang clan.
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Queen Munjeong 문정왕후
Grand queen dowager of Joseon
Tenure
1545 – 5 May 1565
Predecessor
Grand Queen Dowager Inhye
Grand Queen Dowager Insu
Successor
Grand Queen Dowager Soseong
Queen regent of Joseon
Regency
1545–1553
Predecessor
Queen Jeonghui (with Queen Sohye)
Successor
Queen Insun
Queen dowager of Joseon
Tenure
1544–1545
Predecessor
Queen Dowager Jasun
Successor
Queen Dowager Gongui
Queen consort of Joseon
Tenure
1517–1544
Predecessor
Queen Janggyeong
Successor
Queen Inseong
Born
12 December 1501 Joseon
Died
15 May 1565 (1565-05-16) (aged 63) Sodeokdang, Changdeok Palace, Joseon
Burial
Nohae-myeon, Yangju County, Gyeonggi Province, Taereung
Spouse
Yi Yeok, King Jungjong (m. 1517–d.1544)
Issue
Yi Ok-hye, Princess Uihye
Yi Ok-ryeon, Princess Hyosun
Unnamed child
Yi Ok-hyeon, Princess Gyeonghyeon
Yi Hwan, King Myeongjong
Princess Insun
Posthumous name
성렬인명문정왕후 聖烈仁明文定王后
House
Papyeong Yun
Father
Yun Ji-im
Mother
Internal Princess Consort Jeonseong of the Jeonui Lee clan
Queen Munjeong (Korean: 문정왕후 윤씨; Hanja: 文定王后 尹氏; 12 December 1501 – 15 May 1565[1]), of the Papyeong Yun clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the third wife and queen consort of Yi Yeok, King Jungjong. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1517 until her husband's death in 1544, after which she was honoured as Queen Dowager Seongryeol (성렬왕대비) during the reign of her step-son, Yi Ho, King Injong. She was honored as Grand Queen Dowager Seongryeol (성렬대왕대비) during the reign of her son, Yi Hwan, King Myeongjong.
Queen Munjeong acted as regent during the minority of her son between 1545 and 1553 when she stepped down from the position formally but retained enough power to become the de-facto ruler of the Joseon Empire for nearly 20 years She was an effective administrator and the most influential supporter of Buddhism during the early Joseon dynasty. She gave out the land to the common people that had been formerly owned by the nobility. During her regency, her brother, Yun Won-hyeong, wielded enormous power to wipe out their opposition and led the Fourth Literati Purge of 1545 as she also exercised enormous power to eventually become one of the most powerful Queens of the Joseon Dynasty.
^In Lunar Calendar, the Queen was born on 22 October 1501 and died on 6 April 1565
QueenMunjeong (Korean: 문정왕후 윤씨; Hanja: 文定王后 尹氏; 12 December 1501 – 15 May 1565), of the Papyeong Yun clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the third...
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form of praying for king Seongjong's eternal life. With the support of QueenMunjeong, who revived Buddhism in Korea for a short time in the mid-16th century...
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only son of King Jinheung and Mishil Posthumously known as the Dowager QueenMunjeong (文貞太后 문정태후). (in Korean) Princess Seonhwa at Doosan Encyclopedia According...
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originally buried in Goyang, near Munsan. However, his third wife, QueenMunjeong, thought it would be better to have him re-interred closer to his father...
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