Princess Myeonghye (Hangul: 명혜공주, Hanja: 明惠公主; 12 January 1663 – 11 June 1673) was a

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princess as the second daughter of

Hyeonjong of Joseon Hyeonjong of Joseon (14 March 1641 – 17 September 1674) was the 18th king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea, reigning from 1659 to 1674. His reign was mostly marked by heavy conflict among the nation's political factions on various issues, particu ...

and

Queen Myeongseong Queen Myeongseong (13 June 1642 – 21 January 1684) (명성왕후 김씨) of the Cheongpung Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Hyeonjong, the 18th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of ...

. She married a son of Shin Jeong (신정), named Shin Yo-gyeong (신요경), who was later honoured as ''Prince Consort Dongan'' (동안위, 東安尉). However, the Princess was unable to celebrate and suddenly fell ill. She died on April 27, 1673. Her tomb was originally located near Heolleung (헌릉, 獻陵; the tomb of

King Taejong Taejong of Joseon (13 June 1367 – 8 June 1422), personal name Yi Bang-won ( Korean: 이방원; Hanja: 李芳遠), was the third ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea and the father of King Sejong the Great. Before ascending to the throne, he ...

and

Queen Wongyeong Queen Wongyeong (원경왕후 민씨; 29 July 1365 – 18 August 1420) of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the primary wife of Taejong of Joseon, and the mother of Sejong the Great. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1400, and was honored as Queen J ...

), but was later moved to another place. After her only brother, Crown Prince Yi Sun, ascended the throne, he ordered the building of shrines for Princess Myeonghye and

Princess Myeongseon Princess Myeongseon (Hangul: 명선공주, Hanja: 明善公主; 28 December 1659 – 12 September 1673) was a Joseon Korean princess as the oldest child of Hyeonjong of Joseon and Queen Myeongseong. She was the oldest-surviving sister of Sukjong o ...

Others

*The royal monument of Princess Myeonghye remains in the Jeongnimsaji Museum, Buyeo-eup,

Buyeo County Buyeo County (''Buyeo-gun'') is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Buyeo-eup, the county's capital, was the site of the capital of Baekje from 538-660 AD, during which it was called Sabi Fortress. Famous people associated with B ...

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. The width is 52.9 cm and the height is 179 cm. *Bongguk Temple (봉국사, 奉國寺), a temple in Sujeong District,

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, was once rebuilt in order to be used to pray for Princess Myeonghye and her older sister,

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