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 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 J ...

. She was the oldest-surviving sister of Sukjong of Joseon.

Biography

In 1669, an envoy from

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) returned with silver and silk. When her father King Hyeonjong gave it to her, he was ashamed after Song Jun-gil (송준길) told him not to use what he obtained publicly. In 1673, the 14th year of her father's reign, she was arranged to marry Maeng Man-taek (맹만택), son of Maeng Ju-seo (맹주서), but before the formal marriage ceremony were to happen, the Princess showed symptoms of

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and was moved to Gyeongdeok Palace (경덕궁). She died on August 2, 1673, when she was 14 years old. Her tomb is located in Taepyeong-dong, Sujeong District, Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province,

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