Chae Jegong (12 May 1720 – 22 February 1799) was a noted scholar, writer, politician of the
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 re ...
period of
Korea
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.
He passed the regional civil examination (향시) at the age of 15, and held high government offices throughout his life, the
Yeonguijeong
''Yeonguijeong'' () was a title created in 1400, during the Joseon Kingdom and the Korean Empire times (1392–1910) and given to the Chief State Councillor as the highest government position of "Uijeongbu" (State Council). Existing for over 500 ...
position (i.e. Chief State Councilor) among them. He came from the Pyeonggang Chae clan.
Family
*Great-grandfather:
**Chae Si-sang (채시상, 蔡時祥)
*Grandfather:
**Chae Seong-yun (채성윤, 蔡成胤; 1659–1733)
*Father:
**Chae Eung-il (채응일, 蔡應一; 1686–1765)
***Uncle: Chae Eung-man (채응만, 蔡膺萬)
***Uncle: Chae Eung-jong (채응종, 蔡膺鍾)
***Uncle: Chae Eung-pal (채응팔, 蔡膺八)
*Mother:
**Lady, of the Yeonan Yi clan (부인 연안 이씨)
***Grandfather: Yi Man-seong (이만성, 李萬成)
***1st older sister: Lady Chae (부인 채씨)
****Older Brother-in-law: Sim Ji-yeon (심지연, 沈祉衍)
***2nd older sister: Lady Chae (부인 채씨)
****Older Brother-in-law: Yi Tae-un (이태운, 李台運)
*Wive(s) and children:
#Lady, of the Dongbok Oh clan (부인 동복 오씨) – No issue.
#Lady, of the Andong Kwon clan (부인 안동 권씨)
##Chae Hong-won (채홍원, 蔡弘遠; 1762–1832) – adopted son, his biological father was Chae Je-gong's relatives, Chae Min-gong (채민공, 蔡敏恭)
###Daughter-in-law: Lady Yi (부인 이씨) – daughter of Yi Gyeom-hwan (이겸환, 李謙煥); No issue.
###Daughter-in-law: Lady Yi (부인 이씨) – daughter of Yi-Sik (이식, 李식).
####Grandson: Chae Gwa-yeong (채과영, 蔡果永) – adopted.
#####Great-grandson: Chae Dong-sul (채동술, 蔡東述)
##Chae Hong-geun (채홍근, 蔡弘謹) – 1st son (2nd ''son-in-name'')
###Daughter-in-law: Lady, of the Naju Jeong clan (부인 나주 정씨)
[Daughter of ]Jeong Yak-yong
Jeong Yak-yong (August 5, 1762 – April 7, 1836) or Chong Yagyong, often simply known as ‘Dasan’ (茶山, one of his ‘ho’ / pen-names meaning ‘the mountain of tea’), was a Korean agronomist, philosopher, and poet. He was one of the ...
's father, Jeong Jae-won (정재원, 丁載遠), so Lady Jeong and Jeong Yak-yong were a sibling.
##Chae Hong-sin (채홍신, 蔡弘愼) – 2nd son (3rd ''son-in-name'')
Gallery
In popular culture
*Portrayed by Park Woong in the 2007 CGV TV series ''
Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo
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''.
* Portrayed by Han In-soo in the 2007-2008
MBC TV series ''
Lee San, Wind of the Palace
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''.
* Portrayed by Kim Ik-tae in the 2010
KBS2
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KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...
TV series ''
Sungkyunkwan Scandal
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''
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1720 births
1799 deaths
18th-century Korean writers
Joseon scholar-officials
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