Hwabin Yun
| Hwabin Yun | |||||
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| Royal Consort of the Senior First Rank | |||||
| Born | 19 May 1765 Joseon | ||||
| Died | 1 February 1824 (aged 58) Hanseong, Joseon | ||||
| Burial | |||||
| Consort of | Jeongjo of Joseon | ||||
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| Clan |
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| Dynasty | Yi | ||||
| Father | Yun Chang-yun | ||||
| Mother | Lady, of the Byeokjin Yi clan | ||||
| Korean name | |||||
| Hangul | 화빈 윤씨 | ||||
| Hanja | 和嬪 尹氏 | ||||
| RR | Hwabin Yunssi | ||||
| MR | Hwabin Yunssi | ||||
Hwabin Yun (Korean: 화빈 윤씨; Hanja: 和嬪 尹氏; 19 May 1765 – 1 February 1824), or Concubine Hwa,[a] of the Namwon Yun clan, also known as Lady Gyeongsu, was a consort of Jeongjo of Joseon.[2]
Biography
Early life
Lady Yun was born into the Namwon Yun clan, as the only child of Yun Chang-yun and his wife, a lady from the Byeokjin Yi clan.
Royal consort
In early 1780, Queen Dowager Yesun announced the selection of a new concubine for her legal grandson, King Jeongjo, because his wife, Queen Hyoui, couldn't bear children and his first concubine, Concubine Won, had died one year prior. The selection was initially set to accept candidates aged 16 to 18, but due to the very low number of applicants, the range was expanded to include those aged 15 to 19.
On 14 April 1780, shortly before her 15th birthday, Lady Yun was appointed as a royal consort of the senior first rank (빈; 嬪; bin), with the honorific title hwa (화; 和), meaning "harmony".[3]
In the Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, it's stated that she conceived in 1781 but her pregnancy was an imaginary one.
Lady Yun died without issue in 1824, during Sunjo's reign. She was buried in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
Family
- Father: Yun Chang-yun (판관 윤창윤; 尹昌胤)
- Mother: Lady, of the Byeokjin Yi clan (벽진 이씨; 碧珍 李氏)
- Grandfather: Yi Hun-bo (이훈보)
- Grandmother: Lady Kim (김씨)
- Husband
- Jeongjo of Joseon (조선 정조; 朝鮮 正祖; 28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800)
Legacy
In popular culture
- Portrayed by Yoo Yeon-ji in the 2007 MBC TV series Lee San, Wind of the Palace.[6]
- Portrayed by Yi Seo-in the 2021 MBC TV series The Red Sleeve.[7]
Notes
- ↑ The literal translation of bin (빈; 嬪) is "concubine". Combined with the honorific title hwa (화; 和), the full meaning is "Harmonious Concubine".
References
- ↑ 묘 이야기. royaltoms.cha.go.kr.
- ↑ 조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
- ↑ 조선왕조실록. Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
- ↑ 서울특별시 유형문화재 제402호 - 백자청화 칠보화훼문 사각병 (白磁靑畵七寶花卉文四角甁). heritage.go.kr.
- ↑ 경수궁배위의절. m.terms.naver.com.
- ↑ 화빈윤씨 유연지, 이산 후반기 최대수혜주 될까?. todaykorea.co.kr. 13 May 2008.
- ↑ Byung-gil, Ahn (26 December 2021). '옷소매' 이서, 고운 얼굴 살벌한 눈도장 ['Red Sleeves' Lee Seo, a pretty face and bloody eyes] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via Naver.
External links
- Royal Consort Hwa on Doosan Encyclopedia (in Korean).
- Royal Consort Hwa on 한국역대인물 종합정보시스템 (in Korean).