Princess Cheongyeon Explained

Princess Cheongyeon 청연공주
Princess of Joseon
Birth Date:	1754
Birth Place:	Kingdom of Joseon
Death Place:	Kingdom of Joseon
Place Of Burial:	Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province
Spouse:	Kim Gi-seong, Prince Consort Gwangeun
Issue:	7 sons and 2 daughters
House:	Jeonju Yi (by birth) Gwangsan Kim (by marriage)
Father:	Crown Prince Sado
Mother:	Lady Hyegyeong

Princess Cheongyeon (청연공주; 14 July 1754 – 7 July 1821^[1]) was a royal princess of the Joseon Dynasty. She was the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyeong.

Life

Princess Cheongyeon was born in the 30th year of Yeongjo reign as the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Sado and Crown Princess Hong.^[2] She had two full brothers, Crown Prince Uiso and Jeongjo of Joseon, and one younger full sister, Princess Cheongseon.^[3]

Because Princess Cheongyeon was the daughter of the Crown Prince, she held the title of Commandery Princess (군주), a senior 2 rank and thus known throughout her life as Princess Cheongyeon (청연군주, 淸衍郡主).

In the 41st reign of King Yeongjo (1765), she married Kim Du‐Seong (김두성) of the Gwangsan Kim clan, son of Kim Sang-ik (김상익). Kim Du-Seong changed his name to Kim Gi-Seong (김기성).^[4]

She died on 9 June 1821. She was honoured by Emperor Gojong as Princess Cheongyeon (청연공주) and her husband was posthumously awarded the title of Prince Consort Gwangeun (광은위).^[5]

Family

Parents

• Father: Crown Prince Sado (사도세자) (13 February 1735 – 12 July 1762)
  • Grandfather: King Yeongjo of Joseon (조선 영조) (31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776)
  • Grandmother: Royal Noble Consort Yeong of the Jeonui Yi clan (영빈 전의 이씨) (15 August 1696 — 23 August 1764)
    • Adoptive grandmother: Queen Jeongseong (정성왕후 서씨) (12 January 1693 – 3 April 1757)
• Mother: Lady Hyegyeong of the Pungsan Hong clan (혜경궁 풍산 홍씨) (6 August 1735 – 13 January 1816)
  • Grandfather: Hong Bong-han (홍봉한) (1713 – 1778)
  • Grandmother: Internal Princess Consort Hansan of the Hansan Yi clan (1713 – 1755) (한산부부인 한산 이씨)

Siblings

• Older Brother: Yi Jeong, Crown Prince Uiso (의소세자 이정) (27 September 1750 – 17 April 1752)
• Older Brother: Yi San, Jeongjo of Joseon (왕세손 이산) (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800)
• Younger Sister: Princess Cheongseon (청선공주) (1756 – 20 July 1802)
• Husband: Kim Gi-seong, Prince Consort Gwangeun (김기성 광은위) (1752 –1811)
  • Father-in-law: Kim Sang-ik (김상익) (1721 - 1781)
• Issue
  • Son: Kim Jae-chang (김재창, 金在昌) (1770 - 1849)
    • Daughter-in-law: Lady Lee (이씨, 李氏)
  • Daughter: Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨) (1771 - 1787)
    • Son-in-law: Jo Jae-gyu (조재규) of the Imcheon Jo clan (임천 조씨) (1772 - 1843)
  • Son: Kim Jae-sam (김재삼) (1776 - 1837)
  • Unnamed Son (died prematurely)
  • Unnamed Son (died prematurely)
  • Unnamed Son (died prematurely)
  • Unnamed Son (died prematurely)
  • Unnamed Son (died prematurely)
  • Unnamed Daughter (died prematurely)

Popular culture

• Portrayed by Seol Ji-yun in the CGV TV series Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo (2007)
• Portrayed by Kim I-on in MBC TV series The Red Sleeve (2021)

Notes and References

1. In lunar calendar, the princess died on 9 June 1821
2. Web site: Princess Cheongyeong . 12 March 2022 . 한국학중앙연구원 - 한국역대인물 종합정보 시스템 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160329020609/http://people.aks.ac.kr/front/tabCon/ppl/pplView.aks?pplId=PPL_6JOc_A1754_2_0019218&curSetPos=0&curSPos=0&isEQ=true&kristalSearchArea=P . 29 March 2016 . dead.
3. Web site: Daughter of King Jangjo of Joseon: Princess Cheongyeon . 12 March 2022 . Naver.
4. Book: Veritables Annals of the Joseon Dynasty . Sillok.history . Record of Jing Yeongjo: Vol.105, 41st year, 2nd article.
5. Book: Veritables Annals of the Joseon Dynasty . Sillok.history . Record of Gojong: volume 39, 36th year, 2nd article.