Empress Myeongseong the Great has been known as one of Korea’s greatest Queens. She has been regarded as a national heroine.[1] She has been known for her reforms and her attempts to maintain Korean independence.[2] Empress Myeongseong the Great has often been praised for her “wisdom and insight”.[3] She has also been praised for being a talented and accomplished [read more]
Empress Dowager Cheonchu was the granddaughter, daughter, wife, sister, mother, and aunt of Goryeo (Korean) emperors. However, Empress Dowager Cheonchu has gone down in Korean history as a lecherous, villainous Empress. Over the centuries, historians have called her a “음녀 [prostitute]” [1] and a “악녀 [villain].” [2] This was because she took a lover after [read more]
Princess Deokhye was born on 25 May 1912 at the Changedeok Palace in Seoul as the youngest daughter of Emperor Gojong of Korea and a concubine by the name of Yang Gui-in. She wasn’t recognised as a Princess until 1917 because she was not born the daughter of a Queen. Her father had been forced [read more]
Empress Ki’s rise to power is truly astonishing. She was forced to leave her homeland of Goryeo (Korea) to become a female tribute to the Yuan dynasty. She became a palace servant and eventually climbed the ranks to be empress. She still remains largely unpopular. When the popular Korean drama, Empress Ki, aired on television, historians [read more]
Julia Mullock was an American “Empress of Korea” from 1970 to 1982 due to her marriage to the pretender to the Korean throne, Emperor Yi Gu (later referred to as Prince Yi Gu). Her tenure ended with her divorce from Yi Gu in 1982. Born on 18 March 1928, Julia was born to an Ukranian-American family in [read more]
Queen Jang Hui-bin’s reputation has often been negative. According to historian Hwang, her story has some similarities to Anne Boleyn.[1] Throughout history, she has been labelled as a “stubborn, licentious, decadent, femme fatale.”[2] She is said to have seduced King Sukjong and made him divorce his queen, Inhyeon, and make her queen in her place. She was [read more]
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