Princess Myeongon Explained

Princess Myeongon
명온공주
Father:Sunjo of Joseon
Mother:Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan
Spouse:Kim Hyeon-geun, Prince Consort Dongnyeong (m.1823–1832)
Issue:
  • Unnamed child
  • Unnamed child
  • Kim Byeong-sam (adopted son)
Birth Date:1810
Birth Place:Hanseong, Joseon
Death Date:1832 (aged 20–21)
Death Place:Joseon
Place Of Burial:San 84-2, Gyomun-dong, Guri, Gyeonggi Province
House:Jeonju Yi (by birth)Andong Kim (by marriage)

Princess Myeongon (; 1810–1832) was a Joseon princess, as the eldest daughter of King Sunjo and Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan.

Biography

She was born in 1810, as the eldest daughter and second child of Sunjo of Joseon and Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan.

On May 11, 1817, at the age of 8 years old, she was granted the title of Princess Myeongon .[1]

On May 10, 1823, a selection to choose her husband took place nationwide. Only boys between 12 and 15 years old could participate[2] and the winner was Kim Hyeon-geun, the son of Kim Han-sun from the Andong Kim clan. They were married on July 20, that same year, and Kim was granted the title of Prince Consort Dongnyeong .[3] The Princess had become pregnant twice but had lost the babies in unknown years. A son from her husband’s clan was eventually adopted.

The Princess died around the age of 20 to 21, in 1832, after a long struggle with illness.

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In popular culture

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 조선왕조실록. 2021-05-07. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  2. Web site: 조선왕조실록. 2021-05-07. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  3. Web site: 조선왕조실록. 2021-05-07. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  4. In this series, the Princess appears with her name is Princess Myeongeun
  5. Web site: '구르미그린달빛' 정혜성, 뚱녀 명은공주 특수 분장...변신시간만 총 4시간30분. The Korea Economic Daily. 25 August 2016 .