|
Gwi-in Jo (Cheoljong)
Royal Consort Gwi-in of the Pungyang Jo clan (귀인 조씨) (1842 – 1865) was a concubine of King Cheoljong of Joseon. Biography Lady Gwi-in came from the Pungyang Jo clan. At the age of 17 (the 10th year of King Cheoljong's reign), she entered the palace as a ''gungnyeo'' (궁인). On February 22, 1859, she became a concubine of the ''Gwi-in'' (귀인) rank, and her first son, who died soon after birth, was born on November 7, 1859. On January 15, 1861, she gave birth to another prince. Lady Jo died in 1865 (the 2nd year of Emperor Gojong's reign), at the age of 24, and the funeral rites were held at the residence of her father-in-law, Grand Internal Prince Jeongye. Her tomb was initially located in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, but was later moved to the Seosamneung Cluster, in Goyang. Popular culture She was portrayed by Seol In-ah in the 2020 TV series ''Mr. Queen ''Mr. Queen'' () is a South Korean television series,based on the Chinese web series “Go Princess G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Name
A Korean name (Hangul: ; Hanja: ) consists of a family name followed by a given name, as used by the Korean people in both South Korea and North Korea. In the Korean language, ''ireum'' or ''seongmyeong'' usually refers to the family name (''seong'') and given name (''ireum'' in a narrow sense) together. Korean names are descended from Chinese names as part of Sino-Korean vocabulary. Traditional Korean family names typically consist of only one syllable. There is no middle name in the English language sense. Many Koreans have their given names made of a generational name syllable and an individually distinct syllable, though this practice is rarely seen nowadays. The generational name syllable is shared by siblings in North Korea, and by all members of the same generation of an extended family in South Korea. Married men and women keep their full personal names, and children inherit the father's family name unless otherwise settled when registering the marriage. The family nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
