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Queen Munjeong

1501 - 1565

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Queen Munjeong (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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Queen Munjeong is the 4,134th most popular politician (up from 4,264th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 68th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Queen Munjeong ranks 4,134 out of 19,576. Before her are Rafael del Riego, Roza Otunbayeva, Antonius Felix, Hisham I of Córdoba, Emperor Yōmei, and Yelü Dashi. After her are Ahmadou Ahidjo, Gitanas Nausėda, Sancho III of Castile, Robert Peel, Frederick I, Elector of Saxony, and Emperor Yuan of Han.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1501, Queen Munjeong ranks 6. Before her are Anne Boleyn, Pope Marcellus II, Gerolamo Cardano, Isabella of Austria, and Yi Hwang. After her are Sahib I Giray, Garcilaso de la Vega, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Leonhart Fuchs, Bairam Khan, and Ivan Susanin. Among people deceased in 1565, Queen Munjeong ranks 5. Before her are Pope Pius IV, Conrad Gessner, Dragut, and Lodovico Ferrari. After her are Cipriano de Rore, William Farel, Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Ranuccio Farnese, Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł, Semiz Ali Pasha, and Lucia Anguissola.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Queen Munjeong ranks 69 out of 1,128. Before her are Charles J. Pedersen (1904), Munmu of Silla (626), Lee Byung-hun (1970), Nam June Paik (1932), Lee Jae-myung (1964), and Yi Hwang (1501). After her are Son Heung-min (1992), Queen Cheorin (1837), Toyo Ito (1941), Park Ji-sung (1981), Soh Jaipil (1864), and Jeong Dojeon (1342).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Queen Munjeong ranks 52. Before her are Kim Jae-gyu (1926), Kim Tu-bong (1889), Gim Yu-sin (595), Heungseon Daewongun (1820), Munmu of Silla (626), and Lee Jae-myung (1964). After her are Jeong Dojeon (1342), Kim Kyu-sik (1881), Heo Jeong (1896), Kim Jong-pil (1926), Goh Kun (1938), and Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236).

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