Royal Noble Consort Subin Park

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In this Korean name, the family name is Park, and Su-bin is a title, not a personal name.
Su-bin Park
수빈 박씨
Royal Noble Consort of the First Senior Rank
Tenure1787 – 1822
Born8 May 1770
Kingdom of Joseon
Died26 December 1822 (1822-12-27) (aged 52)
Bogyeongdang Hall, Changdeok Palace, Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon
Burial
Hwigyeongwon Tomb, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
SpouseYi San, King Jeongjo
IssueSunjo of Joseon
Princess Sukseon
HouseBannam Park clan (by birth)
House of Jeonju Yi (by marriage)
FatherPark Jun-won
MotherLady Won of the Wonju Won clan
ReligionKorean Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSubin Bakssi
McCune–ReischauerSupin Pakssi
Posthumous name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHyeonmok Subi
McCune–ReischauerHyŏnmok Supi

Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan (Hangul: 수빈 반남 박씨, Hanja: 綏嬪 潘南 朴氏; 8 May 1770 – 26 December 1822) was a concubine of Jeongjo of Joseon and the mother of King Sunjo.

Biography[]

Early life[]

The future Royal Consort was born on May 8, 1770, into the , as the third daughter of Park Jun-won, the Minister of Justice, and Lady Won of the Wonju Won clan.[1][2]

Life as Royal Concubine[]

In 1787, because King Jeongjo was once again heirless,[3] Queen Dowager Yesun decided to choose a new concubine for her step-grandson, and Lady Park was selected on February 8, when she was 16 years old.

Three days later, on February 11, Lady Park was invested as a concubine of the Bin rank, with the prefix Su (綏), meaning "upright/pacifist". The following day, the new Royal Noble Consort Su entered the palace.

On July 27, 1790, she gave birth to a son, Yi Gong (이공), who was appointed as Crown Prince in 1800, at the age of 10.

On March 1, 1793,[4] Lady Park gave birth to Princess Sukseon (숙선옹주).

Su-bin was described as gentle, well-behaved and courteous. She was also usually taciturn and lived simply. As a result, she was greatly admired as "a benevolent wife" (賢嬪).[5]

She is the only concubine in Joseon's history who lived long enough to see her son ascend the throne.

Death and burial[]

On December 26, 1822, Royal Noble Consort Su died at Bogyeongdang Hall, in Changdeok Palace.

Originally, she was buried in Dongdaemun District, Seoul, but in 1855 (the 6th year of King Cheoljong's reign), when Illeung, the tomb of King Sunjo, was moved to another location, her tomb was also moved to Sungangwon.[6] In the 14th year of King Cheoljong's reign, it was moved again to its current place (in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province), because the location of the Sungangwon was reportedly not good, according to Feng Shui. The tomb is known as Hwigyeongwon.

Her ancestral tablet is enshrined in Chilgung (or the "Palace of Seven Royal Concubines"). Because of this, she is also known as Lady Gasun (가순궁, 嘉順宮)[7] or Lady Gyeongu (경우궁, 景祐宮).[8]

Posthumously, Lady Park was firstly honoured as Hyeonmok Subin (현목수빈), but in 1901, during the 5th year of Emperor Gwangmu's reign, her title was changed to Hyeonmok Subi (현목수비).

Family[]

  • Father: Park Jun-won (1739 – 1807) (박준원)
    • Grandfather: Park Sa-seok (1713 – 1774) (박사석)
    • Grandmother: Lady Yu of the Gigye Yu clan (기계 유씨)
  • Mother: Lady Won of the Wonju Won clan (1740 – 1783) (원주 원씨)
    • Grandfather: Won Kyung-yu (원경유)
    • Grandmother: Lady Yun of the Haepyeong Yun clan (해평 윤씨)
  • Husband: Yi San, King Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800) (이산 조선 정조)

Titles[]

  • 8 May 1770 – 12 February 1787: Lady Park, daughter of Park Jun-won of the Bannam Park clan
  1. Lady Park of the Bannam Park clan (반남 박씨)
  2. Park Jun-won's daughter (박준원의 딸)
  • From 12 February 1787: Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan (수빈 반남 박씨), first senior rank concubine of the King

References[]

  1. ^ Hwigyeongwon http://www.nyj.go.kr/english/culture/02_02_05.jsp
  2. ^ Lady Won's grandfather, Won Myeong-gu, was the adoptive son of Princess Sukgyeong, the sixth (seventh) daughter King Hyojong and Queen Inseon.
  3. ^ His only son, Crown Prince Munhyo, died at the age of 4, the previous year.
  4. ^ Lunar calendar date.
  5. ^ Cultural Heritage http://jikimi.cha.go.kr/english/royal_palaces_new/Gwangneung.jsp?mc=EN_05_02_01
  6. ^ Sungangwon is the tomb of Lady In-bin of the Suwon Kim clan, a concubine of King Seonjo and the paternal grandmother of King Injo.
  7. ^ Or Gasungung, literally "Gasun Palace".
  8. ^ Or Gyeongugung, literally translates to "Gyeongu Palace".
  9. ^ Who created kkakdugi.
  10. ^ He is a sixth cousin of Lady Hyegyeong.
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