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Princess Cheongyeon
Princess Cheongyeon (청연공주; 14 July 1754 – 7 July 1821) was a royal princess of the Joseon Dynasty. She was the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyeong. Life Princess Cheongyeon was born in the 30th year of Yeongjo reign as the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Sado and Crown Princess Hong. She had two full brothers, Crown Prince Uiso and Jeongjo of Joseon, and one younger full sister, Princess Cheongseon. Because Princess Cheongyeong was the daughter of the Crown Prince, she held the title of ''Commandery Princess (군주 ),'' a senior 2 rank. In the 41st reign of King Yeongjo (1765), she married Kim Du‐Seong (김두성) of the Gwangsan Kim clan , son of Kim Sang-ik (김상익). Kim Du-Seong changed his name to Kim Gi-Seong (김기성). She died on 9 June 1821. She was honoured by Emperor Gojong as ''Princess Cheongyeon (청연공주)'' and her husband was posthumously awarded the title of ''Prince Consort Gwangeun (광은위).'' Family Parent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseon
Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom was founded following the aftermath of the overthrow of Goryeo in what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul. The kingdom's northernmost borders were expanded to the natural boundaries at the rivers of Amrok and Tuman through the subjugation of the Jurchens. During its 500-year duration, Joseon encouraged the entrenchment of Confucian ideals and doctrines in Korean society. Neo-Confucianism was installed as the new state's ideology. Buddhism was accordingly discouraged, and occasionally the practitioners faced persecutions. Joseon consolidated its effective rule over the territory of current Korea and saw the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeongjo Of Joseon
Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800), personal name Yi San (Korean: 이산; Hanja: 李祘), sometimes called Jeongjo the Great (Korean: 정조대왕; Hanja: 正祖大王), was the 22nd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After succeeding his grandfather, King Yeongjo, he made various attempts to reform and improve the nation. Biography Early life He was the son of Crown Prince Sado (who was put to death by his own father, King Yeongjo) and Lady Hyegyeong (who wrote an autobiography, '' The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong'' detailing her life as the ill-fated Crown Princess of Korea). His elder brother Crown Prince Uiso died in infancy. His mother Lady Hyegyeong's collection of memoirs serves as a significant source of historical information on the political happenings during the reigns of King Yeongjo (her father-in-law), King Jeongjo (her son), and King Sunjo (her grandson). In 1762, his father, Crown Prince Sado, was executed by King Yeongjo (Crown Prince Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Sleeve
''The Red Sleeve'' () is a South Korean television series starring Lee Jun-ho, Lee Se-young, and Kang Hoon. It aired from November 12, 2021, to January 1, 2022, on MBC's newly established Fridays and Saturdays at 22:00 ( KST) time slot. Synopsis Based on a novel of the same name, ''The Red Sleeve'' tells the record of a royal court romance between the King of Joseon who believes his duty is to his country first above love, and a court lady who wants to protect the life she has chosen. Cast Main * Lee Jun-ho as Yi San, later King Jeongjo: the arrogant and perfectionist grandson of King Yeongjo. He constantly strives to become a benevolent King, but his father's death has left an emotional trauma in his heart. ** Lee Joo-won as young Yi San * Lee Se-young as Seong Deok-im, later Royal Noble Consort Ui-bin Seong: a court lady who wants to live the life of her choice, rather than just be one of the numerous court ladies called "the King's women". ** Lee Seol-ah as young Seong ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MBC TV (South Korean TV Channel)
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MBC TV may refer to either of the following television channels: * MBC TV (India) * MBC TV (South Korean TV channel) MBC TV may refer to either of the following television channels: * MBC TV (India) MBC TV is an Odia-language 24-hour satellite news channel based in Odisha. The channel was launched on 9 May 2011. It has its headquarters in Bhubaneswar. See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Days, Assassination Attempts Against King Jeongjo
''Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo'' () is a South Korean television miniseries starring Kim Sang-joong, Park Jung-chul, Jung Ae-ri, Lee Seon-ho, and Hee Won. The series ran for 10 episodes, and was aired by CGV from November 17, 2007 to December 16, 2007. This show is placed in the context of the eight days procession organized in 1795 by King Jeongjo of Joseon to visit the tomb of his father at Hwaseong Fortress. This historic event was a huge one, involving 5,661 people and 1,417 horses. Synopsis The screenplay is based on the novel ''Journey'' (; lit. "a round trip") written in 2006 by Oh Se-yeong. The background of the action is the 1795 procession organized by King Jeongjo of Joseon for the 60th birthday of his mother, Lady Hyegyeong that also commemorated the 60th birthday of his deceased father, the Crown Prince Sado. During the eight days period when the Court left the palace for the ceremony, the show introduces several assassination attempts again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Jeongseong
Queen Jeongseong (정성왕후 서씨; 12 January 1693 – 3 April 1757), of the Daegu Seo clan, was the first wife of King Yeongjo of Joseon and the adoptive mother of Crown Prince Sado. Biography The future queen was born on 12 January 1693 in Gahoebang (가회방, 嘉會坊). She was the second daughter and fourth child of Seo Jong-jae and Lady Yi of the Ubong Yi clan. In November 1703, at the age of ten, she married the eight-year-old Prince Yeoning. As the wife of a prince, she was given the title of Princess Consort Dalseong (달성군부인). On their first night of marriage, it was said that Prince Yeoning had asked how were the hands of the princess so pretty. The princess responded by saying that she never did any labor to get them dirty. This comment had unsettled the Prince because it reminded him of his mother, Royal Noble Consort Suk. It was said that from then on to her death as Queen, the Princess was not visited much from the Prince. In 1720, her husband was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Noble Consort Yeongbin Yi
Royal Noble Consort Yeong of the Jeonui Yi clan (영빈 전의 이씨, 暎嬪 全義 李氏; 15 August 1696 — 23 August 1764), alternatively known as Lady Seonhui (선희궁, 宣禧宮),Literally translates to "Seonhui Palace". was a concubine of King Yeongjo of Joseon and the mother of Crown Prince Sado. She is most well known for advising Yeongjo to execute their son, as the latter suffered from serious mental illnesses. Biography Early life The future Royal Noble Consort Yeong was born into the Jeonui Yi clan on August 15, 1696, to Yi Yu-beon, and his wife, Lady Kim of the Hanyang Kim clan. In 1701 (the 24th year of King Sukjong’s reign), at the age of 6, Lady Yi entered the palace and became a ''gungnyeo''. Palace life In 1726, at the age of 31, Lady Yi became a concubine of King Yeongjo, in his second year of reign. She was given the rank of ''Sug-ui'' (숙의, 淑儀; junior second rank concubine). A year later, in 1727, Royal Consort Sug-ui gave birth to a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emperor Gojong
Gojong (; 8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919) was the monarch of Korea from 1864 to 1907. He reigned as the last King of Joseon from 1864 to 1897, and as the first Emperor of Korea from 1897 until his forced abdication in 1907. He is known posthumously as the Emperor Gwangmu (). He was instrumental in the forced signing of the Treaty of Ganghwa (1876), an unequal treaty which would eventually pave the way for Japanese annexation of Korea. In 1895, his wife Queen Min was assassinated by Japanese agents, strengthening the king's antipathy towards the Japanese. Gojong declared Korea an empire in 1897, which ended the country's historic subordination to the Qing dynasty. His slow pace in issuing reforms led to conflict with the Independence Club, but he saw more success when carrying out the Gwangmu Reform along military, economic and educational lines. Later, Gojong was subjected to several assassination and abdication attempts; eventually forced to abdicate, he was confined in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Prince Uiso
Crown Prince Uiso (; 27 September 1750 - 17 April 1752) or Crown Prince Successor Uiso (), personal name Yi Jeong () was a Joseon Crown Prince as the son of Crown Prince Sado and Crown Princess Consort Hyegyeong and was third in line of succession to the throne to King Yeongjo. He was the older brother of King Jeongjo. His Chinese name was Changheung (). Biography His mother, Lady Hyegyeong, of Pungsan was from a famous royal family line. His maternal grandfather was Hong Bong-han, whose younger brother was Hong In-han, a minister and later Prime Minister of that time. He was the first grandson of the 21st King Yeongjo of Joseon and his father, Crown Prince Sado, was the illegitimate second son of King Yeongjo. King Yeongjo's first son, Crown Prince Hyojang, died at the age of 10, leaving Crown Prince Sado as King Yeongjo's only male descendant. King Yeongjo hoped for another son but instead bore only daughters. Uiso's father Crown Prince Sado had a severe mental illness an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Prince Sado
Crown Prince Sado (Hangul: 사도세자, Hanja: 思悼 世子; 13 February 1735 – 12 July 1762), personal name Yi Seon (Hangul: 이선, Hanja: 李愃), was the second son of King Yeongjo of Joseon. His biological mother was Royal Noble Consort Yeong of the Jeonui Yi clan. Due to the prior death of Sado's older half-brother, Crown Prince Hyojang, the new prince was the probable future monarch. However, at the age of 27, he died, most likely of dehydration and possibly of starvation after being confined in a rice chest on the orders of his father in the heat of summer. Biography Life Lady Hyegyeong, Sado's wife, wrote a memoir in 1805 detailing their life together. She records that the prince suffered a severe illness in 1745, during which he often lost consciousness. Although he recovered, the tense relationship between Sado and King Yeongjo led to him experiencing severe anxiety whenever in his father's presence. When Sado came of age at 15, his father appointed him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeongjo Of Joseon
Yeongjo of Joseon (31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776), personal name Yi Geum (Korean language, Korean: 이금, Hanja: 李昑), was the 21st monarch of the Joseon, Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Sukjong of Joseon, King Sukjong, by his concubine Royal Noble Consort Sukbin Choe, Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan. Before ascending to power, he was known as Prince Yeoning (Korean language, Korean: 연잉군, Hanja: 延礽君). His life was characterized by political infighting and resentment due to his biological mother's Cheonmin, low-born origins. In 1720, a few months after the accession of his older half-brother, Gyeongjong of Joseon, Yi Yun (posthumously called Gyeongjong of Joseon, King Gyeongjong), as the 20th King, Yeoning became the Crown Prince. This induced a large controversy between the Political faction, political factions. Nevertheless, four years later, at the death of Gyeongjong, he ascended to the throne. Yeongjo's reign lasted nearl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwangsan Kim Clan
The Gwangsan Kim clan (Hangul: 광산 김씨, Hanja: 光山 金氏) is a Korean clan with its bon-gwan located in Gwangsan, present-day Gwangju. The members of the Gwangsan Kim clan are the descendants of Kim Heung-gwang (김흥광), the third son of King Sinmu of Silla, the 45th monarch of the Silla. The family has produced eminent Neo-Confucian scholars during the Joseon Dynasty, including Kim Jang-saeng, Kim Jip, and Kim Man-jung. Known descendants * Stephen Kim Sou-hwan (1922–2009), South Korean cardinal * Kim Yong-san (1922–2011), South Korean businessman * Kim Chunsu (1922–2004), South Korean poet * Kim Woo-choong (1936–2019), South Korean businessman, founder and chairman of Daewoo Group * Kim Yong-gun (born 1946), South Korean actor * Kim Jang-soo (born 1948), South Korean general and politician, Minister of Defence (2006–2008) * Kim Hwang-sik (born 1948), South Korean politician, 37th Prime Minister of South Korea * Kim Sang-joong (born 1965), South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
