Royal Consort Sugui Bang Explained

Sug-ui Bang
숙의방씨
Succession:Royal Consort of the Second Junior Rank
Religion:Korean Buddhism
Spouse:Cheoljong of Joseon
Issue:2 unnamed daughters
Birth Date:?
Birth Place:Joseon
Death Date:1878
Death Place:Joseon
Burial Place:Seosamneung Cluster, Wondang-dong, Deokyang District, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
House:Onyang Bang clan (by birth)
House of Yi (by marriage)
Consort:yes
Hangul:숙의방씨
Rr:Sugui Bangssi
Mr:Sugŭi Pangssi
Korean name

Royal Consort Sug-ui of the Onyang Bang clan (; ?–1878) was a concubine of King Cheoljong of Joseon.[1]

Biography

On February 22, 1851, Lady Bang gave birth to their daughter, who died at a young age. In 1853, she gave birth to a second daughter, but she too died soon after.[2]

When Royal Consort Sug-ui passed away in 1878 (15th year of King Gojong's reign), she was first buried in Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk District, Seoul, but in 1969, her tomb was moved to Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.[3]

On May 26, 1970, her tomb become the Korean Historic Site No. 200.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 종 2품 숙의 방씨. March 26, 2014. 경남도민신문.
  2. Web site: 조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  3. Web site: 묘 이야기. royaltombs.cha.go.kr.