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 Queen Inheon of the Neungseong Gu clan (Hangul: 인헌왕후 구씨, Hanja: 仁獻王后具氏; 23 May 1578 – 10 February 1626), also known as Lady Gyewoon (계운궁, 啓運宮), was the wife of Grand Internal Prince Jeongwon and the biologi ...

. 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 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, a ...

and the father in-law of

Gwanghaegun of Joseon Gwanghae-gun or Prince Gwanghae (4 June 1575 – 7 August 1641), personal name Yi Hon (Hangul: 이혼, Hanja: 李琿), was the 15th ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. As he was deposed in a coup d'état, he did not receive a temple name. ...

Marriage

She married with

Seonjo of Joseon Seonjo of Joseon (26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608) was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1567 to 1608. He was known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign. However, politi ...

's 5th son,

Prince Jeongwon Wonjong of Joseon or Prince Jeongwon (2 August 1580 – 2 February 1619) was a prince during the Joseon dynasty. He was a son by a concubine to the Joseon dynasty's 14th monarch, king Seonjo, and half brother of king Gwanghaegun and father of k ...

'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

and Royal Noble Consort Jeong of the Yeoheung Min clan as the new King to succeeded Gwanghae in the throne, so

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demanded his little brother, Grand Prince Neungwon to divorced from her. At first, he refused this, but later removed her from her title and demoted to just be his concubine (첩, 妾), also she couldn't bore him any child. Although that, she can still able to lived in his home. Even her husband often asked for her resignation, Injo refused to listen on him and saying that he couldn't have her as his primary wife because of her father's problems and conspirasies.

Later life

She lived more long than her husband whom died in 1565 and was allowed to remain at her husband's sister in-law's home in Yihyeon, Hanseong-bu,

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. Later, after his death, she was reinstated in 1699 (25th year reign of

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) and after her death on 3 August 1676, she was buried along with her husband in ''Grand Prince Neungwon Mausoleum''. She died at 78 years old. Then, both of Prince Yeongpung (영풍군) and Prince Geumcheon (금천군) complained about her resentment but later honoured her as Princess Consort Yu (군부인 유씨).

Family

* Great-Great-Great-Great-Grandfather ** Yu Je-geun (류제근, 柳悌根) * Great-Great-Great-Grandfather ** Yu Su-cheon (류수천, 柳壽千) * Great-Great-Grandfather ** Yu Jam (류잠, 柳潛) (1509 - 1576) * Great-Great-Grandmother ** Lady Jeong of the Hadong Jeong clan (하동 정씨) (1510 – 1587) * Great-Grandfather ** Yu Ja-shin (류자신, 柳自新) (December 1541 - 7 February 1612); Queen Yu's father * Great-Grandmother ** Internal Princess Consort Bongwon of the Dongrae Jeong clan (봉원부부인 동래 정씨, 蓬原府夫人東萊鄭氏) (1541 - 1620) * Grandfather ** Yu Hui-geon (유희견, 柳希鏗) * Grandmother ** Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨); daughter of Yi Hyeon, Prince Giseong (기성군 이현, 箕城君李俔) * Father ** Yu Hyo-rib (유효립, 柳孝立) (1579 - 1628) * Husband ** Yi Bo, Grand Prince Neungwon (이보 능원대군) (15 May 1598 - 26 January 1656) *** Father-in-law - King Wonjong (조선 원종) (2 August 1580 - 2 February 1620) *** Mother-in-law -

of the

Neungseong Gu clan The Neungseong Gu clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Neungseong Gu clan’s member was 174,161. Their founder was who exiled himsel ...

(인헌왕후 구씨) (23 May 1578 - 10 February 1626) * IssueHad several children but some or most died ** Unnamed daughter

References

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