Chae Je-gong

Chae Je-gong 채제공
Portrait of Chae Jegong who served as Yeonguijeong during the reign of King Jeongjo.
Left State Councillor
In office 25 January 1796 – 14 July 1798
Preceded by	Yu Yeon-ho
Succeeded by	Yi Byeong-mo
In office 14 November 1789 – 2 July 1793
Preceded by	Yi Jae-hyeop
Succeeded by
Right State Councillor
In office 15 February 1795 – 25 January 1796
Preceded by	Yi Byeong-mo
Succeeded by	Yun Si-dong
In office 18 March 1788 – 14 November 1789
Preceded by	Yi Seong-won
Succeeded by
Chief State Councillor
In office 2 July 1793 – 11 July 1793
Preceded by	Kim Ik
Succeeded by	Hong Nak-seong
Personal details
Born	(1720-05-12)12 May 1720 Hongju-mok, Chungcheong-do, Kingdom of Joseon
Died	22 February 1799(1799-02-22) (aged 78) Hanseong-bu, Kingdom of Joseon
Spouse(s)	Lady, of the Dongbok Oh clan Lady, of the Andong Kwon clan Unnamed woman
Children	Chae Hong-won (adopted son) Chae Hong-geun (son) Chae Hong-sin (son)
Mother	Lady, of the Yeonan Yi clan
Father	Chae Eung-il
Korean name
Hangul	채제공
Hanja	蔡濟恭
Revised Romanization	Chae Je-gong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ae Ch'e-kong
Pen name
Hangul	번암, 번옹
Hanja	樊巖, 樊翁
Revised Romanization	Beonam, Beonong
McCune–Reischauer	Pŏn'am, Pŏn'ong
Courtesy name
Hangul	백규
Hanja	伯規
Revised Romanization	Baekgyu
McCune–Reischauer	Pa'ekkyu
Posthumous name
Hangul	문숙
Hanja	文肅
Revised Romanization	Munsuk
McCune–Reischauer	Munsuk

Chae Jegong (12 May 1720 – 22 February 1799^[1]) was a noted scholar, writer, politician of the Joseon period of Korea. He passed the regional civil examination (향시) at the age of 15, and held high government offices throughout his life, the Yeonguijeong position (i.e. Chief State Councilor) among them.^[2] He was came from the Pyeonggang Chae clan.

Family[]

• Great-grandfather:
  • Chae Si-sang (채시상, 蔡時祥)
• Grandfather:
  • Chae Seong-yun (채성윤, 蔡成胤; 1659–1733)
• Father:
  • Chae Eung-il (채응일, 蔡應一; 1686–1765)
    • Uncle: Chae Eung-man (채응만, 蔡膺萬)
    • Uncle: Chae Eung-jong (채응종, 蔡膺鍾)
    • Uncle: Chae Eung-pal (채응팔, 蔡膺八)
• Mother:
  • Lady, of the Yeonan Yi clan (부인 연안 이씨)
    • Grandfather: Yi Man-seong (이만성, 李萬成)
    • 1st older sister: Lady Chae (부인 채씨)
      • Older Brother-in-law: Sim Ji-yeon (심지연, 沈祉衍)
    • 2nd older sister: Lady Chae (부인 채씨)
      • Older Brother-in-law: Yi Tae-un (이태운, 李台運)
• Wive(s) and children:

1. Lady, of the Dongbok Oh clan (부인 동복 오씨)^[3] – No issue.
2. Lady, of the Andong Kwon clan (부인 안동 권씨)^[4]
   1. Chae Hong-won (채홍원, 蔡弘遠; 1762–1832) – adopted son, his biological father was Chae Je-gong's relatives, Chae Min-gong (채민공, 蔡敏恭)
      1. Daughter-in-law: Lady Yi (부인 이씨) – daughter of Yi Gyeom-hwan (이겸환, 李謙煥); No issue.
      2. Daughter-in-law: Lady Yi (부인 이씨) – daughter of Yi-Sik (이식, 李식).
         1. Grandson: Chae Gwa-yeong (채과영, 蔡果永) – adopted.
            1. Great-grandson: Chae Dong-sul (채동술, 蔡東述)
   2. Chae Hong-geun (채홍근, 蔡弘謹) – 1st son (2nd son-in-name)
      1. Daughter-in-law: Lady, of the Naju Jeong clan (부인 나주 정씨)^[5]
   3. Chae Hong-sin (채홍신, 蔡弘愼) – 2nd son (3rd son-in-name)

Gallery[]

In popular culture[]

• Portrayed by Park Woong in the 2007 CGV TV series Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo.
• Portrayed by Han In-soo in the 2007-2008 MBC TV series Lee San, Wind of the Palace.
• Portrayed by Kim Ik-tae in the 2010 KBS2 TV series Sungkyunkwan Scandal

References[]

Sources[]

• The National Folk Museum of Korea (2014). Encyclopedia of Korean Folk Literature: Encyclopedia of Korean Folklore and Traditional Culture. III. 길잡이미디어. ISBN 978-89-289-0084-8.
• Lee E Wha (2006). Korea's Pastimes and Customs: A Social History. Homa & Sekey Books. ISBN 978-1-931907-38-5.
• Jae-eun Kang (2006). The Land of Scholars: Two Thousand Years of Korean Confucianism. Homa & Sekey Books. ISBN 978-1-931907-37-8.

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