The future queen was born on 6 December 1624 during the reign King Injo. Her father, Jo Chang-won, was member of the Yangju Jo clan, and her mother was member of the Jeonju Choi clan. Although her aunt, older sisters and cousins have personal names, there is information yet to be found regarding the Queen's name from historical records. Three years after his first wife
Queen Inyeol's death,
Injo selected the fourteen-year old daughter of Jo Chang-won as new queen consort in November 1638. The King was 44 years old, and his two sons,
Crown Prince Sohyeon and
Grand Prince Bongrim, were 12 and 5 years her senior. The Queen's relationship with Injo was not good due to the fact that she could not bear a son, and because the King's concubine,
Royal Consort Gwi-in of the Okcheon Jo clan, had succeeded in having Injo to hate her. Thus she left the main palace,
Changdeokgung, in 1645 to live in Gyeongdeok Palace (now known as
Gyeonghuigung). After Injo's death, she was elevated to the rank of queen dowager and formally addressed as Queen Dowager Jaui. Disputes happened during the death of her stepson,
Hyojong, and his wife,
Queen Inseon, where the factions argued on the duration in which Jaui would have to wear the mourning attire called
sangbok. The incident was known as Yesong Dispute (): for
Hyojong's funeral, it became an issue to determine whether the dowager should be mourning for three years or one year, while for
Queen Dowager Hyosuk, either one year or nine months. When
Hyeonjong became the king in 1659, Jaui officially became grand queen dowager. She led a solitary life until her death at the age of 64 on 10 December 1688 during
Sukjong's reign after living 50 years of her life as a woman of the royal palace. Her tomb is located in Hwineung, Donggurneung, which is located within the city of Guri in Gyeonggi Province. == Family ==