Princess Yeongon Explained

Princess Yeongon
Princess of Joseon
Father:Sunjo of Joseon
Mother:Royal Consort Sug-ui of the Miryang Park clan
Birth Date:11 May 1817
Birth Place:Changdeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Death Place:Changdeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Place Of Burial:Seosamneung Cluster, Wondang-dong, Deokyang District, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Royal House:House of Yi

Princess Yeongon (; 1817–1829)[1] was the daughter of King Sunjo of Joseon and Royal Consort Sug-ui of the Miryang Park clan.[2]

Biography

Princess Yeongon was born on May 11, 1817, as the only child of King Sunjo by his concubine, Royal Consort Sug-ui of the Miryang Park clan. She was the younger half-sister of Crown Prince Hyomyeong.

In 1827 (2nd year of her father's reign), she was granted the title of Princess Yeongon .[3]

She was said to had been frequently ill as a child and spoke with difficulty.

Princess Yeongon died in 1829. Crown Prince Hyomyeong, who would visit and take care of his sister whenever she fell ill, died a year after her, on June 25, 1830. Many believe that he died from a broken heart.

The Princess's tomb was originally located at Hyochang-dong, Yongsan District, Seoul,[4] but was relocated during the Japanese Colonial period to Seosamneung, in Goyang, along with her birth mother, Lady Park.

Family

In popular culture

Notes and References

  1. In the Korean calendar (lunar), the princess was born on 11 October 1817 and died on 8 April 1829
  2. Web site: 조선왕조실록. Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. ko. June 24, 2021.
  3. Web site: 순조실록 29권, 순조 27년 6월 10일 갑신 1번째기사. Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. ko. June 24, 2021.
  4. Web site: 순조실록 30권, 순조 29년 4월 20일 계미 2번째기사. Annals of the Joseon Dynasty. ko. June 25, 2021.
  5. In this series, the Princess appears with her name is Princess Yeongeun .https://m.blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=vnfmsduswl&logNo=220965469689&proxyReferer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F