Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan or posthumously called as Princess Anui, was a
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
-born woman who became a part of the early
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 ...
Royal family member as the only daughter of
Yi Haengni
Yi Haeng-ni (Hangul: 이행리, Hanja: 李行里) was the father of Dojo of Joseon, the grandfather of Hwanjo of Joseon and also the great-grandfather of Taejo of Joseon, the founder of the Joseon Dynasty.
After his death, he was given the temp ...
and would became the paternal grandaunt of
Yi Seonggye
Taejo of Joseon (4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408), born Yi Seong-gye (), was the founder and first ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After ascending to the throne, he changed his name to Yi Dan (), and reigned from 1392 to 1398. He was ...
, its founder.
After Joseon dynasty was established in 1392, her parents formally became a King (왕, 王) and Queen (왕비, 王妃) while she herself posthumously honoured as Princess Anui (안의공주, 安懿公主) in 1901 (5th year reign of
Emperor Gojong of Korea
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 ...
). Although her date or tomb is unknown, it was recorded that she married Ju Dan (주단), son of Ju In-hwan (주인환) from the Neungseong Ju clan and bore him a son, Ju Hu (주후). Their descendants continued to live in Yeongheung,
Hamgyeong-do
Hamgyong Province () was one of the Eight Provinces of Korea during the Joseon Dynasty. Hamgyŏng was located in the northeast of Korea. The provincial capital was Hamhŭng.
Names
The province was first established as Yonggil ( ko, 영길, , '' ...
,
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
(nowadays
Geumya-gun,
Hamgyeongnam-do
"South Hamgyeong Province" (, ''Hamgyeongnam-do'') () is, according to South Korean law, a province of the Republic of Korea, as the South Korean government formally claims to be the legitimate government of the whole of Korea. The area constitut ...
).
[《Seonwon-Gyebo-Giryak》]
References
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Goryeo people
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Princesses of Joseon