Chae Je-gong explained
Chae Je-gong
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| Term Start: | 25 January 1796 |
| Term End: | 14 July 1798 |
| Predecessor: | Yu Yeon-ho |
| Successor: | Yi Byeong-mo |
| Term Start1: | 14 November 1789 |
| Term End1: | 2 July 1793 |
| Predecessor1: | Yi Jae-hyeop |
| Successor1: | Kim Jong-su |
| Term Start2: | 15 February 1795 |
| Term End2: | 25 January 1796 |
| Predecessor2: | Yi Byeong-mo |
| Successor2: | Yun Si-dong |
| Term Start3: | 18 March 1788 |
| Term End3: | 14 November 1789 |
| Predecessor3: | Yi Seong-won |
| Successor3: | Kim Jong-su |
| Term Start4: | 2 July 1793 |
| Term End4: | 11 July 1793 |
| Predecessor4: | Kim Ik |
| Successor4: | Hong Nak-seong |
| Birth Date: | 12 May 1720 |
| Birth Place: | Hongju-mok, Chungcheong Province, Joseon |
| Death Place: | Hanseong-bu, Joseon |
| Father: | Chae Eung-il |
| Mother: | Lady, of the Yeonan Yi clan |
| Spouse: | Lady, of the Dongbok Oh clan
Lady, of the Andong Kwon clan
Unnamed woman |
| Children: | Chae Hong-won (adopted son)
Chae Hong-geun (son)
Chae Hong-sin (son) |
| Country: | Joseon |
| Module: | | Child: | yes | | Hangul: | 채제공 | | Rr: | Chae Je-gong | | Mr: | Ch'ae Che-kong | | Hangulja: | 백규 | | Rrja: | Baekgyu | | Mrja: | Paekkyu | | Hangulho: | 번암, 번옹 | | Hanjaho: | , | | Rrho: | Beonam, Beonong | | Mrho: | Pŏn'am, Pŏn'ong | | Hangulph: | 문숙 | | Rrph: | Munsuk | | Mrph: | Munsuk |
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Chae Je-gong (12 May 1720 – 22 February 1799[1]) was a scholar, writer, and politician of the Joseon period of Korea. Chae was the leader of the Southerners (or Namin faction) during the reign of King Jeongjo. He passed the regional civil examination at the age of 15, the mungwa exam at age 23 in 1743, and held high government offices throughout his life, the Yeonguijeong position (i.e. Chief State Councilor) among them. He came from the Pyeonggang Chae clan.
Family
- Great-Grandfather
- Grandfather
- Chae Seong-yun (; 1659–1733)
- Father
- Chae Eung-il (; 1686–1765)
- Uncle - Chae Eung-man
- Uncle - Chae Eung-jong
- Uncle - Chae Eung-pal
- Mother
- Siblings
- Older sister - Lady Chae
- Brother-in-law - Sim Ji-yeon
- Older sister - Lady Chae
- Brother-in-law - Yi Tae-un
- Wive(s) and children
- Lady Oh of the Dongbok Oh clan [2] – No issue.
- Lady Kwon of the Andong Kwon clan [3]
- Adoptive son - Chae Hong-won (채홍원, 蔡弘遠; 1762–1832) – his biological father was one of Chae Je-gong's relatives, Chae Min-gong
- Adoptive daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan – daughter of Yi Gyeom-hwan ; No issue.
- Adoptive daughter-in-law - Lady Jeong of the Dongrae Jeong clan ; daughter of Jeong Sik
- Adoptive grandson - Chae Gwa-yeong (; 1804–1852)
- Adoptive granddaughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Gyeongju Yi clan ; daughter of Yi Ga
- Adoptive granddaughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan ; daughter of Yi Jae-seong
- Great-grandson - Chae Dong-sul (; 1841–1881)
- Great-granddaughter-in-law - Lady Hong of the Pungsan Hong clan ; daughter of Hong Seung-wi
- Unnamed concubine
- Son - Chae Hong-geun
- Daughter-in-law - Lady Jeong of the Naju Jeong clan [4]
- Son - Chae Hong-sin
In popular culture
References
Sources
- Book: The National Folk Museum of Korea. Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Literature: Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture. III. 2014. 길잡이미디어. 978-89-289-0084-8.
- Book: Lee E Wha. Korea's Pastimes and Customs: A Social History. 2006. Homa & Sekey Books. 978-1-931907-38-5.
- Book: Jae-eun Kang. The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. 2006. Homa & Sekey Books. 978-1-931907-37-8.
Notes and References
- In the Korean calendar (lunar), he was born on 6 April 1720 and died on 18 January 1799.
- Daughter of Oh Pil-woon
- Daughter of Kwon Sang-won
- illegitimate daughter of Jeong Yak-yong's father, Jeong Jae-won, so Lady Jeong and Jeong Yak-yong are half-siblings.
