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The Yi Dynasty

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1724 - 1776 H.M. Great King [Kwangsuk] Yŏngjo [Changsun Chihaeng Sundŏk Yŏngmo Ui’yŏl Chang-hui Hong-non Kwang-in T’onhui Ch’ech’ŏn Kŏngŭk Sŏnggong Sinhwa T’aesŏng Kwangun Kaet’ae Kiyŏng Yomyŏng Sunch’ŏl Kŏn-gŏn Konyŏng Paemyŏng Sutong Gyŏngnyŏk Honghyu Chunghwa Yungdo Sukjang Changhun Chŏngmun Sŏnmu Huigyŏng Hyŏnhyo T’ae-wang], King of Korea. b. at the Kyongch’un-jon, Ch’anggyong-won, Seoul, 12^th October 1694, as Yi Kŭm, fourth son of Great King Suk-jong [Hyon-ŭi], by his fourth wife, Lady Ch’oe, the Suk-bin, educ. privately. Granted the title of Prince of Yŏnging (Yeonging-gun) in his youth, and appointed as Heir Presumptive (Wang-se-son) by his elder half-brother 1721. Succeeded on his death, 6^th October 1724. Presided over a brilliant period of reforms during the first part of his reign. Assumed the titles of Chi-haeng (perfect action) Sun-dŏk (purest virtue) Yŏng-mo (glorious plain) Ui-yŏl (resolute valour) Chang-hui (manifest righteousness) Hong-non (profound principal) Kwang-in (true blessing) and T’on-hui (shining principal), Ch’e-ch’ŏn (heavenly substance), Kŏn-gŭk (ultimate establishment) Sŏng-gong (sagacious merit) and Sin-hwa (divine influence) in 1756, T’ae-sŏng (…) Kwan-gun (..) Kae-t’ae (great opening) and Ki-yŏng (permanent foundation) in 1772, and Yom-yŏng (brilliance of Yao) Sun-ch’ŏl (wisdom of Shun) Kŏn’-gŏn (strength of heavan) and Kon-nyŏng (peace on earth) on 14^th March 1776. m. (first) Lady Yi, Chŏng-bin (b. 1694; d. 16^th November 1721, bur. Won’gil-won, P’aju). m. (second) 1759, H.M. Queen Sŏ [ChŏngsŏngWang-hu] (b. 12^th January 1693; d.s.p. at the Kwanhihap Palace, Seoul, 3^rd April 1757, bur. Hong-nŭng, Koyang), granted the title of Princess Consort Chŏngsŏng (Cheongseong gun-bi) 1759, and promoted to Queen Consort with the title of Chŏngsŏng Wang-hu, daughter of Sŏ Chong-je, of T’alsung, by his wife, Lady Yi. m. (third) Lady Yi, Yŏng-bin [Sŏnhui-kung] (b. 18^th July 1696; d. 26^th July 1764, bur. Wan’gyong-won, So-o-nŭng), raised to the posthumous title of Uiyol (shining righteousness), daughter of Yi Yupŏn, by his wife, Lady Kim. m. (fourth) 1751, Lady Mun, So-ŭi (d. at Seoul, 1776), sister of Mun Songguk, Sayak. m. (fifth) 1759, H.M. Queen Kim [Chŏngsun Wang-hu] (b. at Suhsan, Ch’ungch’ong Province, 3^rd December 1745; d.s.p. 11^th February 1805, bur. Won-nŭng, Yangju), Senior Great Queen Regent for her grandson as T’ae-wang T’ae-bi 1800-1805, raised to the posthumous title of Chŏngsun Wang-hu, daughter of H.E. Kim Han’ku, Prince Ohŭng, from Kyŏngju, by his wife, Lady Kim. m. (sixth) Lady Cho, Kwi-in. He d. at the Ch’angui Palace, Seoul, 22^nd April 1776 (bur. Won-nŭng, Yangju), had issue, two sons and twelve daughters:

1) H.R.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi Haeng, Crown Prince Hyojang (Hyojang Wang-se-ja) [Chinjong Ou-yang T’ae-wang] [Sungtong]. b. 5^th April 1719 (s/o Lady Yi Chŏng-bin), educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Apparent with the titles of Crown Prince 1725. Posthumously raised to the rank of King with the title of Chinjong Ou-yang T’ae-wang, 6^th May 1776. m. (post-mortem, by order of the King) 1727, H.M. Queen Kim Cho [Hyo-sun Wang-hu] ( b. 8^th January 1716; d.s.p. at Gongseuk Hall, Seoul, 14^th November 1751, bur. Yang-nŭng, P’aju) raised to the rank of Hyon-bin 1735, and to Queen as Hyo-sun Wang-hu in 1776. He d. at the Chosung-jon Mansion, Seoul, 17^th November 1728 (bur. Yang-nŭng, P’aju).
2) H.R.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi Sŏn, Crown Prince Sado (Sado Wang-se-ja). b. at the Chipbok-hon, Ch’anggyong-won, Seoul, 13^th February 1735 (s/o Lady YiYŏng-bin). Appointed as Crown Prince Sado (Sado Wang-se-ja), 10^th March 1749 or 22^nd January 1747. Deposed as Crown Prince by his father, 4^th July 1762. Raised to the title of Sado Sudŏk Donkyŏng Hongin Kyŏngji Changyun Yungpŏm Kimyŏng Changhyu Chanwon Hŏnsŏng Kyesang Hyŏnhui Changhŏn Seja, and prom to the posthumous rank of a King when his son ascended the throne as Changjong Sinmun Hwanmu Changhŏn Kwanghyo T’ae-wang 6^th May 1776. m. (first) at Uidong Palace, 23^rd February 1744 (15^th March 1749), Lady Hong [Hyegyŏng-gong Wang-hu] (b. at K’op’ong-tong, 6^th August 1735; d. 13^th January 1816, bur. Yang-nŭng, Suwon), author of “Han Chungrok” (1809), daughter of H.E. Hong P’onghan, of P’ungsan, sometime Presdt of the Council, by his wife Lady Yi, daughter of H.E. Yi Chip, of Hansun, sometime Governor of Hwangae Province. She was reduced to the status of a commoner 4^th July 1762. m. (second) 1753, Lady Yim, the Suk-bin (d. 1773). m. (third) Lady In, Kyŏng-bin, from Yangje. m. (fourth) Lady Pak, Kyŏng-bin (d. at Seoul, from wounds inflicted by the Crown Prince, January 1762), granted the titles of Pin-gae and Kyŏng-bin, a former seamstress from the Pak clan. He was k. at Seoul, by being placed in a rice box by his father, left to die from suffocation and starvation, 12^th July 1762 (known to history as the Coffin King) (bur. Yang-nŭng, Suwon). He had issue, five sons and three daughters:

a) H.R.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi Chŏng, Prince of Ŭiso (Euiso-gun). b. at Seoul, 27^th August 1750 (lunar) (s/o Queen Hong Hye-gyong-gong). Appointed as Heir Presumptive May 1752. He d. at Seoul, 4^th March 1752 (lunar) (bur. Uinyŏng-won, So-sam-nŭng).
b) H.R.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi Sun, Crown Prince Hyong (Hyong Wang-se-ja), who ascended the Peacock Throne as H.M. Great King Chŏngjo, King of Korea (s/o Queen Hong Hye-gyong-gong) – see below. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
c) H.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi In, Prince of Ŭnŏn (Euneon-gun). b. at Seoul, February 1754 (s/o Yim Suk-bin), educ. privately. Raised to the title of Prince of Ŭnŏn (Euneon-gun) 1764. He was banished to Kangwa from the court for conspiracy 1771. Arrested for trying to escape from the island in 1797. m. (first) 1765, Lady Song (b. 1753; d. 1801), a Roman Catholic convert executed during the Shinyu persecution of 1801, daughter of Song Nak-hyu, from Chinchŏn. m. (second) Lady Yi (b. 1764; d. 1819), daughter of Yi T’ok-hui, from Chŏnju. He d. (forced to take poison) on Kanghwa island, 1801, having had issue, five sons and one daughter:

i) H.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi Tam, Prince of Sang’gye (Sanggye-gun). b. 1769, educ. privately. Adopted by King Chŏngjo and Lady HongWon-bin 1787, and raised to the rank of Wang-ja and invested with title of Great Prince Wam-pun (Wam-pun T’ae-gun). Demoted and banished from the capital after the death of Hong Gukyŏng. m. Lady Sin, Gun-puin. He d. by suicide, 1786 (his nephew, Prince Yi Hui, being adopted on his behalf to represent his house – see below).
ii) H.H. Prince (Wang-son) Yi Chang-sun.
iii) H.H. Prince (Wang-son) Yi Chang-tŏk.
iv) H.H. Prince (Wang-son) Yi Hae-tong, Prince of Chŏn’gye (Jeongye-gun). b. 1785 (s/o Lady Yi), as Yi Wae-tŭk, educ. privately. Raised to the posthumous title of Prince of the Great Court (T’ae-won-gun) after the accession of his third son, 1849. m. (first) Lady Kang, a Roman Catholic convert, executed with her mother-in-law, during the Shinyu Persecution of 1801. m. (second) H.H. Lady Chŏ, Princess Consort of the Great Court Wanyang (Wanyang Pu-t’ae Pu-in), daughter of Chŏ Su-chang, from Chŏnju. m. (third) H.H. Lady Yŏm, Princess Consort of the Great Court Yongsŏng (Yongsŏng Pu-t’ae Pu-in) (bur. near Paengnyon-sa, Seoul), daughter of Yŏm Sŏn-hwa, from the Yom clan of Yŏngam, sometime Prime Minister. m. (fourth) Lady Yi. He d. at Kangwa island, 1841, having had issue, three sons and four daughters, including:

(1) H.H. Prince Yi Won-kyŏng, Prince of Hoep’yŏng (Hoepyeong-gun). b. 1827 (s/o Princess Wanyang), educ. privately. Banished to Kanghwa island with the rest of his family in 1844. He d.s.p.m. 1844.
(2) H.H. Prince Yi Kyŏng-ŭng, Prince of Yŏngp’yŏng (Yeongpyeong-gun). b. 1828 (s/o Lady Yi). Passed over for the succession in 1849 due to his physical disabilities. m. Lady Kim, Chŏng Kyŏng Pu-in (d. 1921), a lady from the Kim clan of Chŏngdo. He d.s.p.m. 23^rd December 1901, having had issue, an only daughter:

(a) H.H. Princess Yi ... (Gun-ju) [Lady Yi, Suk-bin]. m. Hwang Yŏn-su. Copyright©Christopher Buyers

The Prince of Yŏngp’yŏng also adopted the son of Yi Hwi-ŭng as his son and successor:

(b) H.H. Prince Yi Chae-sun, Prince of Chŏngan (Cheongan-gun).

(3) H.H. Prince Yi Pyŏn, Prince of T’osung (Tosung-gun), who ascended the Peacock Throne as H.M. Great King Ch’ŏljong, King of Korea (s/o Princess Yongsŏng) – see below.

v) H.H. Prince (Wang-son) Yi T’ang, Prince of P’unggye (Punggye-gun). b. 1793 (s/o Lady Song). Adopted by the widow of his paternal uncle, the Prince of Ŭnchŏn. He d. 1826, having had issue, an only son:

(1) H.H. Prince Yi Hui, Prince of Ikpyŏng (Ikpyeong-gun). b. 1824. Adopted by his paternal uncle, Prince Yi Tam, Prince of Sanggye. He d. 16^th September 1863, having had issue, an only natural son:

(a) H.H. Prince Yi Chae-sŏng, Prince of Kyŏngŭn (Gyeongeun-gun).

The Prince of Ikpyŏng also adopted a son and successor:

(b) H.H. Prince Yi Chae-t’ŏng, Prince of T’ŏgan (Deokan-gun). b. 1852, second son of Yi Gye, a descendant of Yi Hongsul, Chŭng Chŏng-gong of the T’ŏkhŭng (Deokheung) line, by his wife, Lady Kim, daughter of Kim Un-sun, from Andong. m. Lady Sŏ, Ŭnchŏng Pu-in. He d.s.p. 1877, having adopted the son of Yi Chae-kyŏng, as his son and successor:

(i) Yi Wan-yong, 1^st Visount Yi. b. 13^th November 1873 (lunar). cre Viscount Yi Chai-kon in the peerage of Japan 7^th October 1910. He d. 4^th February 1937, having had issue, including a son:

1. Yi Taek-chu, 2^nd Viscount Yi. Copyright©Christopher Buyers

The Prince of P’unggye's line was continued through the adoption of two further princes:

(2) H.H. Prince Yi Sei-bo, Prince of Kyŏngp’yŏng (Gyeongpyeong-gun). b. 21^st June 1832 (lunar), as Yi In-ŭng, second son of Yi Tan-hwa, a descendant of the Prince of Anpung, by his wife, Lady Yun, daughter of Yun Ŭng-sŏn, from Haepyŏng. Adopted as successor to the Prince of Punggye and given the new name of Yi Sei-bo together with the title of Prince of Kyŏngp’yŏng (Gyeongpyeong-gun) 20^th October 1851. Stripped of his Royal rank and titles and banished from the Court, 15th December 1860. Rehabilitated and allowed to return under the care of the T’ae-won-gun in 1863. Resumed his birth name of Yi In-ŭng 1868. He d. 1895.
(3) H.H. Prince Yi Sŭng-ŭng, Prince of Wanpyŏng (Wanpyeong-gun). b. at Seoul, 1836, son of Yi To-sik [Yi Dosig]. Adopted as the son and successor of the Prince of P’unggye, after the degrading of his then adoptive son, the Prince of Kyŏngp’yŏng in 1860.

i) H.H. Princess Champong. m. Han Kak-sin.

d) H.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi Chin, Prince Ŭnsin (Eunsin-gun). b. at Seoul, 16^th January 1755 (lunar) (s/o Yim Suk-bin). Falsely accused of sedition and banished to Cheju island, 1769. m. 1767, Lady Hong, daughter of Hong T’aeyong, from Nanyang. He d.s.p.m. shortly after his exile, at Cheju, 29^th March 1771 (lunar), the Prince of Nammyon of the Impyŏng line being adopted as his heir and successor - see above.
e) H.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi Ch’an, Prince Ŭnchŏn (Eunjeon-gun). b. at Seoul, 1759 (s/o Lady Pak Kyŏng-bin). m. Lady Cho, Gun-pu-in (b. 1759; d.s.p. 1817), daughter of Cho Sŏng, from P’yŏngyang. He d.s.p.1778, when his widow adopted his paternal nephew, the Prince of P’unggye, as his son and successor – see above.
a) H.R.H. Princess Ch’ŏngyŏn (Cheong-yeon Kong-ju). b. at Seoul, July 1754 (d/o Queen Hye-gyong-gong). m. at Seoul, 1764, H.E. Kim Kisŏng, Prince Consort of Kwan (Kwan Gŭn-puwi). She d. 1821.
b) H.R.H. Princess Ch’ŏngsŏn (Cheong-seon Kong-ju). b. at Seoul, October 1756 (d/o Queen Hong Hye-gyong-gong). m. at Seoul, 1769, H.E. Chŏng Chae-hwa, Prince Consort of Hŭng (Heung Gŭn-puwi). She d. at Seoul, 1802.
c) H.H. Princess Ch’ŏngkŭn (Cheong-geun Ong-ju). b. at Seoul, 1758 (d/o Lady Pak Kyŏng-bin). m. Hong Ik-t’ong, Prince Consort of ‘Tan (Dan Gŭn-puwi).

1) H.H. Princess Hwa-… (Hwa-…Ong-ju) (d/o Lady Yi Chŏng-bin). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
2) H.H. Princess Hwa-sun (Hwa-sun Ong-ju). b. at Seoul, 1720 (d/o Lady Yi Chŏng-bin). m. at Seoul, 1732, H.E. Kim Han-shin, Prince Consort of Wŏlsŏng (Weolseong-wi) (b. 1720; d.s.p. January 1758), son of H.E. Kim Hung-gyong, sometime Prime Minister. She d.s.p. seventeen days after her husband, January/February 1758.
3) H.H. Princess Hwa-p’yŏng (Hwa-pyeong Ong-ju). b. at Seoul, 1727 (d/o Lady YiYŏng-bin). m. at Seoul, 1738, H.E. Pak Myong-won, Prince Consort of Kŭmsŏng (Keumseong-wi) (b. 1725; d. 1790), sometime Ambassador to the Emperor of China. She d. in childbirth, at Seoul, July 1748.
4) H.H. Princess Hwa-… (Hwa-…Ong-ju). b. and d. at Seoul, 1728 (d/o Lady Yi Sŏnhui-kung).
5) H.H. Princess Hwa-… (Hwa-…Ong-ju). b. and d. at Seoul, 1730 (d/o Lady Yi Sŏnhui-kung).
6) H.H. Princess Hwa-… (Hwa-…Ong-ju). b. and d. at Seoul, 1731 (d/o Lady Cho Kwi-in).
7) H.H. Princess Hwa-hyŏp (Hwa-hyeob Ong-ju). b. at Seoul, 1733 (d/o Lady Yi Sŏnhui-kung). m. H.E. Prince Consort of Yŏngsŏng (Yeongseong-wi). She d. in the measles epidemic, November 1752. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
8) H.H. Princess Chung Hwa-ok (Chung Hwaok Ong-ju) (d/o Lady Yi, the Chong-bin). She d. young (bur. So-sam-nŭng, Koyang).
9) H.H. Princess Hwa-… (Hwa-…Ong-ju). b. and d. at Seoul, 1734 (d/o Lady Cho Kwi-in).
10) H.H. Princess Hwa-wan (Hwa-wan Ong-ju) [Madam Chŏng]. b. at Seoul, 1738 (d/o Lady Yi Sŏnhui-kung). She was stripped of her Royal rank and titles and banished from the court in 1778. m. at Seoul, 1749, H.E. Chŏng Ch’idal, Prince Consort of Ilsŏng (Ilseong-wi) (d.s.p. April 1757). She d. after 1782, having adopted a son and heir on behalf of her late husband.
11) H.H. Princess Hwa-yu (Hwa-yoo Ong-ju). b. at Seoul, 1740 (tenth daughter) (d/o Lady Cho Kwi-in). m. at Seoul, 1751, H.E. Hwang In-jom (d. 1802), Ambassador to China on six missions between 1776 and 1793. She d. at Seoul, 1777 (bur. Shi-hung, Kyonggi).
12) H.H. Princess Hwa-gil (Hwa-gir Ong-ju). b. at Seoul, 1752 (d/o Lady Mun Pyesuk-ŭi). m. ... She d. 1821.
13) H.H. Princess Hwa-nyŏng (Hwa-ryeong Ong-nyo). b. at Goseo Hall, Seoul, March 1753 (d/o Lady Mun Pyesuk-ŭi). She d. 1772.

1776 - 1800 H.M. Great King Chŏngjo [Kyŏngchŏn Myŏngdo Hongdŏk Hyŏnmo Munsŏng Munyŏl Sŏngin Changhyo T’ae-wang], King of Korea. b. at Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 28^th October 1752, as Yi Sun, second son of King Chang-jo, by his first wife, Queen Hong Hye-gyong-gong, educ. privately. Granted the title of Prince Hyong (Hyong-gun). Appointed as Crown Prince (Wang-se-ja), September 1762. Appointed as the adopted son of his late uncle, King Chin-jong Ou-yang in 1764. Appointed as Regent by his incapacitated grandfather in January 1776. Proclaimed on his death, 27^th April 1776. Korea suffered from several major natural disasters during his reign, including floods, fires, drought and famine. Began the persecution of Christians in 1791. m. (first) at Seoul, 2^nd February 1762, H.M Queen Kim [Hyoŭi Wang-hu] (b. 5^th January 1754; d.s.p. at Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 10^th April 1821, bur. Kŏn-nŭng, Hwasŏng, Suwon), daughter of H.E. Kim Simuk, Lord Ch’ŏngwŏn, sometime Vice-Minister of State, by his wife, Lady Hong, a lady from the Hong clan of Namyang. m. (second) at Seoul, June 1778, Lady Hong, Won-bin (b. 1766; d.s.p. 1779, bur. Wonbin-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang), daughter of Hong Nak-chung, of P’yŏngsan. m. (third) 1781, Lady Yun, Hwa-bin (b. 2^nd April 1765; d.s.p. 1825, bur. Hwabin-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang), daughter of Yun Chang-yun. m. (fourth) Lady Sŏng, Ui-bin (b. 8^th July 1753; d. during the tenth month of her third pregnancy, at Seoul, 14^th September 1786, bur. Uibin-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang), granted the rank of Sang-ui January 1782, prom to So-yong 7^th September 1782, and to Ui-bin 27^th November 1782, daughter of Sŏng Yun-u, by his wife, Lady Im. m. (fifth) at Seoul, 1787, Lady Pak, Ka Sun-kung (b. 8^th May 1770; d. at Seoul, 26^th December 1822, bur. Hwigyong-won), granted the title of Hyŏn-bin 1782, and prom to Ka Su-bi 12^th February 1787, daughter of H.E. Pak Chun-wŏn, sometime Minister for Justice, by his wife, Lady Won. He d. at Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 18^th August 1800 (bur. Kŏn-nŭng, Hwasŏng, Suwon), having had issue, two sons and two daughters:

1) H.R.H. Prince (Won-ja) Yi Ton, Crown Prince Munhyo (Munhyo Wang-se-ja). b. at Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 7^th September 1782 (s/o Lady Pak Ui-bin). Raised to Royal rank and granted the title of Great Prince of Munhyo (Munhyo-t’ae-gun) 27^th November 1782, and appointed as Heir Apparent and invested with the title of Crown Prince (Wang-se-ja), at the Chunghuidang, Ch’angdŏk Palace, Seoul, 2^nd July 1784. He d. at Seoul, 11^th May 1786 (bur. Hyoch’ang-won, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang).
2) H.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi Kong, Prince of Kongbo (Kongbo-gun), who ascended the Peacock Throne as H.M. Great King Sunjo [Song-hyo Yon-dok], King of Korea (s/o Lady Pak Ka Su-bi) – see below.
1) H.H. Princess ... (... Ong-Ju). b. at Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 1781 (d/o Lady Yun Hwa-bin). She d. young, before 1782.
2) H.H. Princess ... (... Ong-Ju). b. at Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 20^th March 1784 (d/o Lady Sŏng Ui-bin). She d. young, before 20^th March 1785.
3) H.H. Princess Suksŏn (Sukseon Ong-ju). b. at Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 1793 (d/o Lady Pak Ka Sun-kung). m. ... She d. 1836.

1800 - 1834 H.M. Great King Sunjo [Sŏngak Yŏndŏk Hyŏndo Gyŏngin Sunhui Chesŏng Ŭngmyŏng Hŭmgwang Sŏkgyŏng Kyechŏn P’aegŭk Yungwon T’onhyu Ŭihaeng Soyun Huihwa Junryŏl T’aechung Chichŏng Honghun Chŏlmo Kŏnsi T’aehyŏng Changun Honggi Komyŏng Pakhu Kanggŏn Sujŏng Kyetong Suryŏk Kongyu Pŏmmun Anmu Chŏngnyŏng Kyŏngsŏng-hyo T’ae-wang], King of Korea. b. at the Ch’ippokhŏn, Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 27^th July 1790, as Yi Kong, second son of H.M. Great King Chŏngjo [Kyŏngchŏn Myŏngdo Hongdŏk Hyŏnmo Munsŏng Munyŏl Sŏngin Changhyo T’ae-wang], King of Korea, by Lady Pak, Ka Su-bi, educ. privately. Granted the title of Prince of Kongbo (Kongbo-gun) by his father, and appointed as Heir Apparent with the title of Crown Prince (Wang-se-ja) 1800. Succeeded on the death of his father later that same year, 18^th August 1800. Enthroned at the Injŏng-jŏn, Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 24^th August 1800. Reigned under the Regency of Great Dowager Queen Kim Chong-sun. Author of “Sunjaego”. m. (first) H.M. Queen Sin Chun-gik. m. (second) at Seoul, 1802, H.M. Queen Kim [Sunwon Wang-hu] (b. 9^th June 1789; d. at the Yangsimgak, Ch’angdŏk Palace, Seoul, 1^st October 1857, bur. in her husband’s tomb, Ill-nŭng, Kwangju), raised to the rank of Great Queen Regent as Wang T’ae-bi 13^th December 1834 to 1840, and Senior Great Queen Regent as T’ae-wang T’ae-bi from 28^th July 1849, and subsequently raised to the posthumous title of Sunwon Suk Hwang-hu, daughter of H.E. Kim Cho-sun, Prince of Yongan (Yŏngan Puwon-gun), Regent 1839-1846 and Sec to King Chongjo, a Catholic convert from the Andong Kim clan. m. (third) Lady Pak, Suk-ŭi (d. at Seoul, 1854). He d. at the Hŏsang-jŏn, Kyŏnghui Palace, Seoul, 13^th December 1834 (bur. Chang-nŭng, near Munsan, and reburied in 1856 at Ill-nŭng, Kwangju), having had issue, three sons and four daughters:

1) H.R.H. Prince (Won-ja) Yi Ho, Crown Prince of Hyŏmyŏng (Hyeomyeong-seja) [Munjo Ikhwang-je Ch’usang Okch’aeng-mun] [Ikchong Tokin T’ae-wang]. b. at Seoul, 18^th September 1809 (s/o Queen Sunwon). Appointed Crown Prince 1812. Presdt of the Council of State 1827-1834. Posthumously prom to the rank of King as Ikchong Tokin T’ae-wang. m. (first) at Seoul, 1817, Lady Cho, Hyob-jong [Shinjong Wang-hu] (b. 21^st January 1809 n.s.; d. at the Chagyong-jon, Kyŏngbok Palace, Seoul, 4^th June 1890 n.s., bur. Su-nŭng, Yangju), raised to the rank of Great Queen Regent as Wang T’ae-bi 1834, Senior Great Queen Regent as T’ae-wang T’ae-bi from 1857, and granted the title of Hyoyu Hŏnsŏng Sŏngyŏng Chŏnkin Chahe Hongdŏk Sunhwa Mungwang Wonsŏng Suknyŏl Myŏngsu Hyŏpchŏn, and to the posthumous title of Yungmok Sunyŏng Huigang Hyŏnchŏng Hwian Hŭmnyun Honggyŏng Taŭn Changbok Huisang Uimo Yehŏn Tonchang Kyechi Kyŏnghun Chŏlpŏm Sinjŏng Ikhwang-hu, Regent 16^th January 1864 to 29^th March 1866, daughter of H.E. Cho Man-yŏng, Prince P’ungyang (P’ungyang Bu-won-gun), by his wife, Lady Song, Princess Consort of Tŏgan (Deokan Pu-pu-in). m. (second) Lady Hong. m. (third) Lady Kim. He d.v.p. at Seoul, 25^th June 1830 (bur. Su-nŭng, Yangju), having had issue, an only son:
- a) H.R.H. Prince (Wang-se-son) Yi Hwan, Great Prince of Munŭng (Mu-nŭng T’ae-gun), who ascended the Peacock Throne as H.M. Great King [Wŏnhŏn] Hŏnjong, King of Korea (s/o Great Queen Hyob-jong) – see below.
2) H.R.H. Prince (Won-ja) Yi ..., Great Prince of Nam (Nam T’ae-gun) b. at Seoul, 1820 (s/o Queen Sunwon). He d. young (bur. Taegun-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang).
3) H.R.H. Prince (Won-ja) Yi ...
1) H.R.H. Princess Myŏngon (Myeongon Kong-ju). b. at Seoul, 1810 (d/o Queen Sunwon). She d. 1832.
2) H.H. Princess Yŏngon (Yeongon Ong-ju). b. at Seoul, 1814 (d/o Lady Pak). m. … (bur. Ongju-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang). She d. 1829.
3) H.R.H. Princess Pokon (Bogon Kong-Ju). b. at Seoul, 1815 (s/o Queen Sunwon). She d. 1828.H.R.H. Princess Tokon (Deogon Kong-Ju). b. at Seoul, 1821 (d/o Queen Sunwon). m. at Seoul, 1837, Yun Ui-sŏng, Namyŏng-wi [Namnyeongui]. She d. at Seoul, 1844.

1834 - 1849 H.M. Great King [Wŏnhŏn] Hŏnjong [Changsuk Ch’egŏn Kyegŭk Chungjŏng Kwangdae Chisŏng Kwangdŏk Hongun Changhwa Kyungmun Wimu Myŏngin Ch’ŏlhyo T’ae-wang], King of Korea. b. at the Kyongch’un-jon, Ch’anggyong-won, Seoul, 8^th September 1827, as Yi Hwan, only son of H.R.H. Prince Yi Ta, Crown Prince of Hyomyong, by his wife, Queen Shinjong, educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Presumptive with the title of Wang-se-son 1827 and raised to the title of Great Prince of Munŭng (Mu-nŭng T’ae-gun) 1830. Became Heir Apparent on the death of his father, 25^th June 1830. Succeeded on the death of his paternal grandfather 13^th December 1834. Enthroned at the Injŏng-jŏn, Ch’angdŏk Palace, Seoul, 19^th December 1834. m. (first) at Seoul, 1837, H.M. Queen Kim [Hyohyŏn Wang-hu] (b. 27^th April 1828; d.s.p. at Seoul, 18^th October 1843, bur. Kyong-nŭng, Yangju), raised to the rank of Queen as Hyo-hyon-bi 1837, daughter of Kim Cho-gun, of Andong. m. (second) at Seoul, 1844, H.M. Queen Hong [Myŏnghŏn T’ae-hu] (b. at Hamyul, Chulla, 7^th March 1831; d.s.p. at Seoul, 17^th February 1904, bur. Kyong-nŭng, Yangju), raised to the rank of Queen as Hyojong-bi 1844, prom to Great Queen as T’ae-bi 1849, Great Queen Regent as Wang T’ae-bi 1857, and granted the titles of Ui-hen 18^th July 1892, and Myŏnghŏn T’ae-hu 14^th October 1897, daughter of H.E. Hong Chae-nyong, Prince Chayŏng (Chayeong Pu-won-gun), Minister of the Royal Court. m. (third) at Seoul, 1846, Lady Kim, Kyŏng-bin (b. 27^th August 1832; d.s.p. at Naksŏn-jae, Ch’angdŏk Palace, Seoul, 1908, bur. Kyongbin-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang). m. (fourth) Lady Kim, Hwarak-dang Suk-ŭi (b. 10^th January 1813; d. at the Hwarak-dang, Ch’angdŏk, Palace, Seoul, 12^th November 1886, bur. Sukui-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang). He d.s.p.m. at Seoul, 25^th July 1849 (bur. Kyŏng-nŭng, Yangju), having had issue, two daughters:

1) H.R.H. Princess ... (...Wang-nyo) (d/o Queen Myŏnghŏn). She d. young.
2) H.R.H. Princess ... (...Wang-nyo) (d/o Lady Kim Hwarak-dang Suk-ŭi). She d. young (bur. Wangnyo-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang).

1849 - 1864 H.M. Great King Ch’ŏljong [Kanghwa T’oryŏng] [Huiyun Chŏnggŭk Sudŏk Sunsŏng Hŭmmyung Kwangdo T’onwon Changhwa Munhyŏn Musŏng Hŏnin Yŏnghyo T’ae-wang], King of Korea. b. at Seoul, 25^th July 1831, as Yi Pyŏn, youngest son of H.R.H. Prince Chŏn’gye, Prince of the Great Court, by his Lady Yom, Princess Consort of the Great Court Yongsŏng. Banished to Kanghwa island with his elder brother and the rest of his family in 1844. Granted the title of Prince T’osung (Tosung-gun). He was selected as successor to King Hŏnjong, three days after his death, adopted and given the personal name of Yi Wonbŏm, 28^th July 1849. Enthroned at the Injŏng-jŏn, Ch’angdŏk Palace, Seoul. m. (first) at Seoul, 1851, H.M. Queen Kim [Ch’ŏl-lin Wang-hu] (b. at Andong, 27^th April 1837; d. at the Yanghwa-dang, Ch’anggyŏng Palace, Seoul, 29^th June 1878, bur. Yae-nŭng, Koyang), raised to the posthumous title of Ch’ŏl-lin Wang-hu, and granted the honorifc of Ŭi-Hén 18^th July 1892, daughter of H.E. Kim Mun-gun, Prince of Yŏngŭn (Yeongeun Puwŏn-gun), of Andong, sometime Grand Master of the Household, by his wife, Lady Min. m. (second) Lady Pak, Kwi-in (bur. Kwiin-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang). m. (third) Lady Cho, Kwi-in (bur. Kwiin-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang). m. (fourth) Lady Yi, Kwi-in. m. (fifth) Lady Pang, Suk-ŭi (bur. Kwiin-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang). m. (sixth) Lady Pŏm, Suk-ŭi (b. 15^th July 1838; d. at the Pŏmsugi Palace, Seoul, 26^th December 1883, bur. Sukui-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang). m. (seventh) Lady Yi, Kung-in. m. (eighth) Lady Kim, Kung-in (bur. Kwiin-myo, So-sam-nŭng, Koyang). m. (ninth) Lady Pak, Kung-in. He d. at the T’aejo-jon, Ch’angdŏk Palace, Seoul, 16^th January 1864 (bur. Yae-nŭng, Koyang) (succ. by the posthumously adopted son of King Ik-jong), having had issue, five sons and six daughters, of whom only one daughter survived infancy:

1) H.R.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi … b. and d. 1854 (s/o Lady Cho Kwi-in).
2) H.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi … b. and d. 1854 (s/o Lady Pak Kwi-in).
3) H.H. Prince (Won-ja) Yi … b. at the Pomsugi Palace, Seoul, 13^th December 1858 (s/o Queen Ch’ŏl-lin). He d.v.p. 1859.
4) H.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi … b. and d. 1859 (s/o Lady Cho Kwi-in).
5) H.H. Prince (Wang-ja) Yi … b. at the Pomsugi Palace, Seoul, 8^th August 1862 (s/o Lady Yi Kwi-in). He d. 1862.
1) H.H. Princess ... (... Ong-ju). b. and d. 1853 (d/o Lady Pang Suk-ŭi).
2) H.H. Princess ... (... Ong-ju) (d/o Lady Pak Kwi-in). She d. young.
3) H.H. Princess ... (... Ong-ju) (d/o Lady Yi Kwi-in). She d. young.
4) H.H. Princess Yi Suk, Princess of Yŏnghae (Yeonghye Ong-ju). b. at the Pŏmsugi Palace, Seoul, 1859 (d/o Lady Pŏm Suk-ŭi) (fourth daughter). m. at Seoul, April 1872, H.E. Pak Yŏng-ho [Boku Eiko], Prince Kumoi-nŭng (Kumoi-nŭng-wi), Marquis Boku (cre. 1910) (b. at Zenra Nando, June 1861; d. at Seoul, 21^st September 1939), ne Pak Mun-yang, Env Ext & Minister Plen to Japan 1882-1883, Governor of Seoul 1883-1884, Minister for War & Police 1884-1885, in exile in the US and Japan 1885-1894, Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs 1894-1895 & 1907-1910, PC Japan 1921, Vice-Presdt Japanese Privy Council 1926, Mbr Japanese House of Peers 1932-1939, Founder-Editor “Hansong Sunbo ” newspaper 1883 and “Tong-a Ilbo” newspaper 1920, Dir Chosen Industrial Bank 1918-1930, Presdt Kyong-song Spinning & Weaving Co 1919, rcvd: GC of the Order of the Rising Sun of Japan, etc, son of Pak Won-yang. She d. less than three months after her marriage, at Seoul, 4^th July 1872.
5) H.H. Princess ... (... Wang-nyo) (d/o Lady Pang Suk-ŭi). She d. young.
6) H.H. Princess ... (... Wang-nyo) (d/o Kim Kung-in). She d. young.

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