Queen Hyohyeon


Queen Hyohyeon was a wife and the queen consort of King Heonjong of Joseon, the 24th monarch of the Joseon Dynasty. She was of the Andong Kim clan, daughter of Kim Jo-geun, posthumously known as "Hyohyeon, The Seong Empress".

Biography

She was born on 27 April 1828. Her father was Kim Jo-geun and her mother was Lady Lee of the Hansan Lee clan. Lady Kim became queen in 1837 but died at a young age in 1843, without offspring.

Family