In this Korean name, the family name is Yun.

Royal Noble Consort Hwa of the Namwon Yun clan (Korean: 화빈 남원 윤씨; Hanja: 和嬪 南原 尹氏; 11 April 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 April 11, 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/harmony". She was alternatively known as Lady Gyeongsu (경수궁; 慶壽宮; lit. Gyeongsu Palace).[3]

Lady Hwa-bin 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 (윤창윤; 尹昌胤)
  • Mother: Lady Yi of the Beokjin Yi clan (벽진 이씨; 碧珍 李氏)
    • Grandfather: Yi Hun-bo (이훈보)
  • 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]

In popular culture

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.

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