Princess Yeongon (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The le ...

: 영온 옹주;

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: 永溫翁主; 1817 – 1829) was the daughter of

King Sunjo of Joseon Sunjo of Joseon (29 July 1790 – 13 December 1834, reigned 1800–1834) was the 23rd king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. Sunjo was the 2nd son of King Jeongjo with Royal Noble Consort Su, one of King Jeongjo's concubines. Biography He ...

and Royal Consort Sug-ui of the Miryang Park clan.

Biography

Princess Yeongon was born on May 11, 1817, as the only child of King Sunjo by his concubine, Royal Consort Sug-ui of the Miryang Park clan. She was the younger half-sister of

Crown Prince Hyomyeong Crown Prince Hyomyeong (18 September 1809 – 25 June 1830), born Yi Yeong, and posthumously honored as King Munjo, was a member of the Joseon Dynasty. Life and death The prince was the eldest son of King Sunjo, husband of Queen Sinjeong and ...

. In 1827 (2nd year of her father's reign), she was granted the title of ''Princess Yeongon'' (영온 옹주). She was said to had been frequently ill as a child and spoke with difficulty. Princess Yeongon died in 1829.

, who would visit and take care of his sister whenever she fell ill, died a year after her, on June 25, 1830. Many believe that he died from a broken heart. The Princess's tomb was originally was located at Hyochang-dong,

Yongsan District Yongsan District (, ) is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Yongsan has a population of 231,685 (2020) and has a geographic area of , and is divided into 19 '' dong'' (administrative neighborhoods). Yongsan is located in central Seoul ...

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...

, but was relocated during the Japanese Colonial period to Seosamneung, in Goyang, along with her birth mother, Lady Park.

Family

* Father: Yi Gong, King Sunjo (조선 순조) (29 August 1790 – 13 December 1834) ** Grandfather: Yi San, King Jeongjo (조선 정조) (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800) ** Grandmother: Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan (수빈 반남 박씨) (1 June 1770 – 6 February 1823) * Mother: Royal Consort Sug-ui of the Miryang Park clan (숙의 밀양 박씨) (? – 1854)

In popular culture

* Portrayed by

Heo Jung-eun Heo Jung-eun (; born September 14, 2007) is a South Korean actress. She first drew public attention with her performances in hit dramas, '' My Lawyer, Mr. Jo'' (2016) and ''Love in the Moonlight'' (2016). At age nine, she took on her first leadin ...

in the 2016

KBS2 The Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) () is the national broadcaster of South Korea. Founded in February 1927, it is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. KBS operates seven radio networks, ten television channels, a ...

TV series ''

Love in the Moonlight ''Love in the Moonlight'' () is a South Korean television series starring Park Bo-gum, Kim Yoo-jung, Jung Jinyoung, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon. It is a coming-of-age story and youth romance set during 19th-century Joseon Dynasty based on ...

''.In this series, the Princess appears with her name is ''Princess Yeongeun'' (영은옹주

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References

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