Queen Hyohyeon

Queen Hyohyeon of the Andong Kim clan, was the wife and the queen consort of King Heonjong of Joseon, the 24th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. She was posthumously called as Hyohyeon, the Accomplishment Empress.

Biography

Lady Kim was born into the (new) Andong Kim clan on 27 April 1828 in Ahnguk-dong to Kim Jo-geun and Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan.
Through her father, Lady Kim was the 6th great-grandniece of Queen Inmok, was a seventh cousin of Queen Cheorin, and Queen Sunwon was her sixth cousin. Through her paternal grandmother, Lady Kim was the 4th great-granddaughter of Min Jin-hu, the eldest brother of Queen Inhyeon.
Lady Kim later became Queen Consort to the young King Heonjeong at the age of 10 in 1837. Her mother was given the royal title of “Internal Princess Consort Hanseong”, and her father was given the royal title of “Internal Prince Yeongheung”.
In 1843, the young Queen died at the age of 15 within Changdeok Palace’s Daejojeon Hall without offspring. Her cause of death was unknown.
She is buried in Gyeongreung in Guri, Gyeonggi Province with King Heonjong and his second wife, Queen Hyojeong.
King Cheoljong added “Gyeonghye” in 1851 and “Danseong” in 1853. In 1866, King Gojong added “Suwon”, and finally in 1908 during King Sunjong’s reign, he posthumously made her empress and added “Seong”.