Royal Consort Gwi-in of the Miryang Park clan (귀인 밀양박씨; 1827 – 9 May 1889) was a concubine of
King Cheoljong of Joseon
Cheoljong of Joseon (25 July 1831 – 16 January 1864) was the 25th king of the Joseon, reigning from 1849 to 1864. After Heonjong of Joseon died without male heir in 1849, Queen Sunwon chose Cheoljong, aged 19, to be the next king, as the heir t ...
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Biography
The future Lady Gwi-in was born in 1827, during the 27th year of
King Sunjo's reign, into the Miryang Park clan.
She entered the palace as a
''gungnyeo'' and became a Royal Consort after giving birth to a prince, on August 3, 1854. Her son died later that year.
Park Gwi-in died on May 9, 1889 (the 26th year of
King Gojong's reign), at the age of 63 years old.
Her tomb was initially located in
Pocheon,
Gyeonggi Province, but was later moved to the Seosamneung Cluster, in
Goyang
Goyang (''Goyang-si''; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province in the north of South Korea. It is part of the Seoul Capital Area, making Goyang one of Seoul's satellite cities. It is one of the largest cities in the Seoul Capital Area, with a populatio ...
, which also contains ''Yereung'', her husband's tomb.
In popular culture
* Portrayed by
Park Ji-young in the 1990
MBC TV series ''Daewongun''.
References
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1827 births
1889 deaths
Royal consorts of the Joseon dynasty