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Munhwa Yu Clan
As of 2000, more than 600,000 people have surname of Yu or Ryu (柳) in South Korea. Over 280,000 indivisuals of them are Munhwa Yu (文化 柳), and there are other people with Jeonju (全州), Jinju (晉州), Goheung (高興), Gangneung (江陵), Seosan (瑞山), and Pungsan (豐山) as their first ancestor's hometown. In the past, all of surname Ryu were believed to be from Munhwa Yu clan, but now there are variable opinions that the ancestry is different depending on the origin. Ryu Cha-dal (大丞公 柳車達), the founder of Munhwa Yu Clan, was born in Yuju (儒州=文化縣), Hwanghae-do in North Korea. He was received the title of Daeseung (大丞) as a meritorious aristocrat at the founding of Korea (高麗) dynasty in the beginning of the 10th century. The Munhwa Yu clan has been referred to as one of the 4 great families during the Korea Dynasty and the 8 noble families during the Josun Dynasty. Moreover, the family history books of the Munhwa Yu clan, Youngrakbo ( ...
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Deposed Queen Yu
Princess Munseong (15 August 1576 – 31 October 1623), of the Munhwa Yu clan, was the wife and queen consort of Yi Hon, King Gwanghae, the 15th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1608 until her husband's deposition in 1623, after which she was known as Deposed Queen Yu. Biography The future queen was born on 15 August 1576 during the reign of King Seonjo. Her father, Yu Ja-shin, was member of the Munhwa Yu clan. As queen's father, he was given the title Internal Prince Munyang (문양부원군, ''Mun-yang Buwongun''). Her mother was member of the Dongrae Jeong clan, as queen's mother, she was given the title Internal Princess Consort Bongwon (봉원부부인, ''Bongwon Bubuin''). At the age of 11 in 1587, she was selected to become the consort of Yi Hon, Prince Gwanghae, son of Seonjo, born to Kim Gongbin, senior 1st rank king's concubine. As Gwanghae's wife, she was given the royal title of Princess Consort Munseong (문성군부인, ''Munseong Gunbuin''). W ...
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Grand Princess Consort Munhwa
Princess Consort Munhwa of the Munhwa Yu clan (Hangul: 문화부부인 문화 유씨, Hanja: 文化府夫人 文化 柳氏; 27 October 1598 – 3 August 1676) was a Korean Royal Family member though her marriage as the first wife of Grand Prince Neungwon, the second son of Wonjong of Joseon and Queen Inheon. Lady Yu was the daughter of Yu Hyo-rib (유효립). Yu Hyo-rib was the son of Yu Hui-gyeon (유희견), the older brother of Yu Hui-bun (유희분) who was the nephew of Yu Ja-sin (유자신), the father of Deposed Queen Yu and the father in-law of Gwanghaegun of Joseon. Marriage She married with Seonjo of Joseon's 5th son, Prince Jeongwon's 3rd son, Yi-Bo, Prince Neungwon (이보 능원군). She later bore him a daughter and several children but died too early after the birth. However, in 1628, her father was executed in ''Ok-sa'' (옥사) after conspiracy to make Prince Inseong (인성군), the first son of Seonjo of Joseon and Royal Noble Consort Jeong of the Yeoheung M ...
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Yoo (Korean Name)
Yoo or You, or sometimes Ryu or Ryoo is the English transcription of several Korean surnames written as or in hangul. As of 2000, roughly a million people are surnamed Yoo in South Korea, making up approximately 2% of the population. Of those, the most common is Ryu (Hanja: , Hangul: ),A rank 19th with 603,084 people, KOSTAT (Korea National Statistical Office), 2000. with more than six hundred thousand holders, whereas Yoo (Hanja: , Hangul: ) accounts for about one hundred thousand. The family name Yoo can be represented by any of the four hanja: (), , and , each with a different meaning. In Korean, the characters and refer to (Ryu) or (Yoo) and are spelled as such because of the first initial sound rule () in Korean, whereas the characters and refer only to (Yoo). Some of these characters are used to write the Chinese surnames Liu ( or ) and Yu(). Notable (Ryu) clans include the Munhwa Ryu clan and the Pungsan Ryu. History In Korea, the Yoo lineage traces to ...
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Munhwa Yu Clan
As of 2000, more than 600,000 people have surname of Yu or Ryu (柳) in South Korea. Over 280,000 indivisuals of them are Munhwa Yu (文化 柳), and there are other people with Jeonju (全州), Jinju (晉州), Goheung (高興), Gangneung (江陵), Seosan (瑞山), and Pungsan (豐山) as their first ancestor's hometown. In the past, all of surname Ryu were believed to be from Munhwa Yu clan, but now there are variable opinions that the ancestry is different depending on the origin. Ryu Cha-dal (大丞公 柳車達), the founder of Munhwa Yu Clan, was born in Yuju (儒州=文化縣), Hwanghae-do in North Korea. He was received the title of Daeseung (大丞) as a meritorious aristocrat at the founding of Korea (高麗) dynasty in the beginning of the 10th century. The Munhwa Yu clan has been referred to as one of the 4 great families during the Korea Dynasty and the 8 noble families during the Josun Dynasty. Moreover, the family history books of the Munhwa Yu clan, Youngrakbo ( ...
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