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Hangul
  
폐비윤씨

Hangul
  
제헌왕후

Children
  
Yeonsangun of Joseon

McCune–Reischauer
  
Pyepi Yunssi

Died
  
August 29, 1482

Name
  
Deposed Lady

Hanja
  
廢妃尹氏

Hanja
  
齊獻王后


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Role
  
Seongjong of Joseon's ex-wife

Spouse
  
Seongjong of Joseon (m. 1476–1482)

Parents
  
Yoon Gi-gyeon, Lady Shin of the Goryeong Shin clan

Similar People
  
Yeonsangun of Joseon, Jungjong of Joseon, Myeongjong of Joseon, Cheoljong of Joseon, Queen Inwon

Revised Romanization
  
Pyebi Yunssi

Deposed Queen Lady Yun (Korea:폐비윤씨, hanja: 廢妃 尹氏, 15 July 1455 – 29 August 1482), 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.

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Life

Deposed 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, 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 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 Queen Insoo.
  • 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.
  • References

    Deposed Queen Yun Wikipedia