Royal Noble Consort Hwabin Yun

In this Korean name, the family name is Yun.
Hwa-bin Yun
화빈 윤씨
Royal Noble Consort of the First Senior Rank
Tenure1780–1824
Born19 May 1765
Joseon
Died14 January 1824 (aged 58)
Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Seosamneung Cluster, Deokyang District, Goyang, South Korea[1]
SpouseJeongjo of Joseon (m.1780–d.1800)
HouseNamwon Yun clan (by birth)
House of Yi (by marriage)
FatherYun Chang-yun
MotherLady Yi of the Byeokjin Yi clan
ReligionKorean Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul
화빈 윤씨
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwabin Yunssi
McCune–ReischauerHwapin Yunssh'i

Royal Noble Consort Hwa of the Namwon Yun clan (Korean: 화빈 남원 윤씨; Hanja: 和嬪 南原 尹氏; 19 May 1765 – 14 January 1824) was a concubine of King Jeongjo of Joseon.[2]

Biography

Early life

Lady Yun was born into the Namwon Yun clan, on May 19, 1765. She was the only child of Yun Chang-yun and his wife, Lady Yi of the Beokjin Yi clan.

Life as royal concubine

On February 21, 1780, Queen Dowager Yesun announced the selection for a new concubine for her step-grandson, King Jeongjo, because his primary wife, Queen Hyoui, couldn't bear any children and his first concubine, Lady Hong Won-bin, died one year prior. The selection took place from 30 February until 9 March.

On March 10, 1780, when she was 15 years old, Lady Yun became a concubine of the Bin rank, with the prefix "Hwa" (和), meaning "peace” or “harmony". She was alternatively known as Lady Gyeongsu (경수궁; 慶壽宮; lit. Gyeongsu Palace).[3]

In the Joseon Dynasty records, it stated that she conceived a princess in 1781 but her pregnancy was an imaginary one.

Royal Noble Consort Hwa died without issue, on September 14, 1824 (the 24th year of King Sunjo's reign). She was buried in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.

Family

  • Father: Yun Chang-yun (판관 윤창윤; 尹昌胤; 1740–?)
  • Mother: Lady Yi of the Beokjin Yi clan (벽진 이씨; 碧珍 李氏; 1749–?)
    • Grandfather: Yi Hun-bo (이훈보; 18 April 1715 – 13 June 1775)
    • Grandmother: Lady Kim (김씨; 6 July 1715 – 15 April 1751)
  • Husband

Legacy

  • White porcelain blue flower (백자청화 칠보화훼문 사각병) – Seoul Tangible Cultural Property No. 402.[4]
  • A book which was written by Lady Yun about setting the etiquette rules to be followed in Gyeongsu Palace (경수궁; 慶壽宮).[5]

References

  1. ^ 묘 이야기. royaltoms.cha.go.kr.
  2. ^ 조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  3. ^ 조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  4. ^ 서울특별시 유형문화재 제402호 - 백자청화 칠보화훼문 사각병 (白磁靑畵七寶花卉文四角甁). heritage.go.kr.
  5. ^ 경수궁배위의절. m.terms.naver.com.
  6. ^ 화빈윤씨 유연지, 이산 후반기 최대수혜주 될까?. todaykorea.co.kr. 13 May 2008.
  7. ^ Byung-gil, Ahn (December 26, 2021). '옷소매' 이서, 고운 얼굴 살벌한 눈도장 ['Red Sleeves' Lee Seo, a pretty face and bloody eyes] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved December 30, 2021 – via Naver.