Princess Hyohye
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| Princess Hyohye 효혜공주 | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Joseon | |
| Born | Yi Ok-ha 13 June 1511 Kingdom of Joseon |
| Died | 6 May 1531 (aged 19) Kingdom of Joseon |
| Spouse | Kim Hui, Prince Consort Yeonseong
(m. 1521–1831) |
| Issue | Lady Kim Seon-ok of the Yeonan Kim clan |
| House | House of Yi (By birth) Yeonan Kim clan (By marriage) |
| Father | Jungjong of Joseon |
| Mother | Queen Janggyeong of the Papyeong Yun clan |
Princess Hyohye (Korean: 효혜공주; Hanja: 孝惠公主; RR: Hyohye Gongju; 13 June 1511 - 6 May 1531[1]), born Yi Ok-ha (이옥하; 李玉荷),[2] was a Joseon Dynasty princess as the daughter of King Jungjong and Queen Janggyeong.[3] She was the older sister of Injong of Joseon.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Yi Ok-ha was born on June 13, 1511, as the eldest child and only daughter of King Jungjong and Queen Janggyeong. It was said that she was affectionately doted on by her father.
At the age of 4, she lost her mother to postpartum sickness after the birth of her younger brother, Crown Prince Yi Ho, on March 10, 1515. After her mother’s death, the Princess was raised by her maternal aunt, Princess Consort Yun, wife of Yi Yi, Prince Deokpung, and by Royal Consort Gwi-in of the Uiryeong Nam clan, one of King Seongjong's concubines.[4]
In 1517, her father remarried, and Queen Munjeong became her step-mother. She had five younger half-siblings, which included the future King Myeongjong.
Marriage[]
On December 14, 1520, there was a selection for the husband of the Princess (부마 간택), and Kim Hui, son of Kim Ahn-ro, from the Yeonan Kim clan was selected and was later honoured as Prince Consort Yeonseong (연성위, 延城尉). They were married in November 1521.[5]
Later life[]
In 1528, when she was 17 years old, she suffered from dysentery and was concerned about this and focused on getting treatment.[6]
On May 6, 1531, at the age of 19, Princess Hyohye gave birth to a daughter, named Kim Seon-ok, but she died not long after, due to her postpartum illness. Her husband also died later in that same year. It is said that the country was in silence for three days, after the news of the Princess’ death.
She is buried on a hill left from Grand Prince Wolsan’s tomb,[7] in Goyang, South Korea.
Aftermath[]
Her younger brother, King Injong, died of unknown causes, after ruling for 9 months. In an unofficial chronicle it is said that when Injong went to pay his morning respects, Queen Munjeong's face started radiating with a smile only a mother could give to her child. Injong took it as a sign that the Queen Dowager was finally acknowledging him as the King, and in particular as her own son. He ate the ddeok that his step-mother gave him, not knowing that it would be the beginning of the end. He fell ill slowly, not enough to create any suspicion, but quickly enough that historians would later pick up on the event.
The daughter of the Princess, Kim Seon-ok, eventually married Yun Baek-won, the son of Yun Won-ro and Queen Munjeong's nephew. They had one daughter, Yun Gae-mi-chi.
During Myeongjong’s reign, Yun Baek-won joined Yi Ryang's faction and was later exiled after trying to get rid of the Sarim faction. However, Queen Munjeong ordered him to move to a nearby location, Geun-do, because he was Princess Hyohye's only son-in-law.[8]
In 1589, Yun Gae-mi-chi was executed, after being suspected of poisoning, but thirteen years later, in 1602, Lady Yun’s son appealed to the government over his mother’s death, stating that it was an unfair one.
Family[]
- Father: Jungjong of Joseon (16 April 1488 - 29 November 1544) (조선 중종왕)
- Grandfather: Seongjong of Joseon (20 August 1457 - 20 January 1494) (조선 성종왕)
- Grandmother: Queen Jeonghyeon of the Papyeong Yun clan (21 July 1462 - 13 September 1530) (정현왕후 윤씨)
- Mother: Queen Janggyeong of the Papyeong Yun clan (10 August 1491 - 16 March 1515) (장경왕후 윤씨)
Sibling
- Younger brother: Injong of Joseon (10 March 1515 - 7 August 1545)
- Sister-in-law: Queen Inseon of the Bannam Park clan (7 October 1514 - 6 January 1578) — No issue.
- Husband: Kim Hui, Prince Consort Yeonseong (김희 연성위, 金禧 延城尉) (? - 1531)
- Father-in-law: Kim Ahn-ro (김안로, 金安老) (1481 - 27 October 1537)
- Mother-in-law: Lady Chae of the Incheon Chae clan (인천 채씨)
- Issue
- Daughter: Kim Seon-ok (김선옥, 金善玉), Lady Kim of the Yeonan Kim clan (연안 김씨, 延安 金氏) (6 May 1531 - ?)
- Son-in-law: Yun Baek-won (윤백원, 尹百源) (1528 - 1589)
- Grand-daughter: Yun Gae-mi-chi (윤개미치, 尹介未致), Lady Yun of the Paepyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨, 坡平 尹氏) (? - 1589)
- Unnamed great-grandson
- Grand-daughter: Yun Gae-mi-chi (윤개미치, 尹介未致), Lady Yun of the Paepyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨, 坡平 尹氏) (? - 1589)
- Son-in-law: Yun Baek-won (윤백원, 尹百源) (1528 - 1589)
- Daughter: Kim Seon-ok (김선옥, 金善玉), Lady Kim of the Yeonan Kim clan (연안 김씨, 延安 金氏) (6 May 1531 - ?)
References[]
- ^ In lunisolar Korean calendar, the princess was born on Day 18 of Month 5 1511 and died on Day 20 of Month 4 1531
- ^ 《선원록》권45 - 중종대왕친록에 이름이 기록되어 있음.
- ^ "조선왕조실록". sillok.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ 《국조기사》ㆍ《유분록》
- ^ "조선왕조실록". sillok.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved August 9, 2021.
- ^ 《중종실록》 23년(1528) 9월 23일 3번째 기사
- ^ Grand Prince Wolsan is her granduncle and Queen Insu is her great grandmother-in-law on her mother’s side
- ^ 《명종실록》 31권, 명종 20년(1565년 명 가정(嘉靖) 44년) 4월 6일 (임신)
- ^ She’s the younger sister of Park Won-jong
- ^ She is a grandniece of Queen Soheon
- 15th-century Korean people
- 15th-century Korean women
- 1511 births
- 1531 deaths
- Princesses of Joseon
- Deaths in childbirth