Seong Hui-an explained

Seong Hui-an
Office:	Chief State Councillor
Term Start:	6 May 1513
Term End:	27 August 1513
Predecessor:	Ryu Sun-jeong
Successor:	Song Jil
Office1:	Left State Councillor
Term Start1:	14 November 1512
Term End1:	6 May 1513
Predecessor1:	Ryu Sun-jeong
Successor1:	Song Jil
Office2:	Right State Councillor
Term Start2:	9 November 1509
Term End2:	14 November 1512
Predecessor2:	Ryu Sun-jeong
Successor2:	Song Jil
Birth Date:	January 1461
Country:	Joseon

Seong Hui-an (; January 1461 – July 1513) was a Korean Joseon politician and Neo-Confucianism Philosopher served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of King Jungjong in 1513 until his death. He was one of the coup leaders and maximum merits to have Jungjong become a King.^[1]

Family

• Father
  • Seong Chan
• Mother
  • Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan
• Sibling(s)
  • Older brother - Seong Hui-jeung
  • Older sister - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan
  • Older sister - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan
  • Older sister - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan
  • Older sister - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan
• Spouse
  • Lady Jo of the Pungyang Jo clan
• Issue
  • Son - Seong Yul (; 1498–?)
    • Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan
      • Grandson - Seong Su-cheol (; 1512–?)
      • Granddaughter - Seong Myeong-ik, Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (; 1515–?)
      • Granddaughter - Seong Cheon-eok, Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (; 1519–?)
      • Granddaughter - Seong Ga-si, Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (; 1530–?)
  • Daughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan
    • Son-in-law - Gwon Yeong of the Andong Gwon clan
      • Grandson - Gwon Ho
      • Grandson - Gwon Yi (; 1541–?)
  • Daughter - Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan
    • Son-in-law - Yi Hui-myeong of the Pyeongchang Yi clan
      • Grandson - Yi Seob (; 1534–?)
      • Grandson - Yi Bal
      • Granddaughter - Lady Yi of the Pyeongchang Yi clan
      • Grandson - Yi Ok (; 1537–?)
      • Grandson - Yi Cheol (; 1538–?)

Popular culture

• Portrayed by Lee Hwa-ryong in the 2017 KBS2 TV series Queen for Seven Days.

See also

• Jungjong coup
• Park Won-jong
• Yu Sun-jeong

References

1. http://100.naver.com/100.nhn?docid=92511 Seong Huian

Sources

• Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler (1999). Culture and the State in Late Chosŏn Korea. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 40926015
• Lee, Peter H. (1993). Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ; ; ; OCLC 26353271