Royal Consort Sug-ui of the Geumseong Beom clan (
Hangul
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: 숙의 금성 범씨,
Hanja
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: 淑儀 錦城 范氏; 1838 – 23 January 1884) 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 Sug-ui was born in 1838, as the daughter of Beom Won-sik (범원식), into the
Geumseong Beom clan.
She became a concubine after receiving ''seungeun'' (승은), and in 1858, she gave birth to Princess Yeongsuk (영숙옹주), later known as
Princess Yeonghye (영혜옹주). After Cheoljong's death, on January 16, 1864, she lived outside the palace with her daughter.
Royal Consort Beom Sug-ui died on January 23, 1884 (20th year of
King Gojong's reign), at the age of 46. She was originally buried in
Hongeun-dong,
Seodaemun District
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Seodaemun has a population of 313,814 (2010) and has a geographic area of 17.61 km2 (6.8 sq mi), and is divided into 14 '' dong'' (administrative neigh ...
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Seoul
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, but in 1969, she was moved to the Seosamneung Cluster, in
Goyang
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Gyeonggi Province
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, the same location as the tombs of King Cheoljong and his wife,
Queen Cheorin
Queen Cheorin (27 April 1837 – 12 June 1878), of the Andong Kim clan, was queen consort of Joseon by marriage to Cheoljong of Joseon, King Cheoljong. She was known as Queen Dowager Myeongsun (명순대비) after the death of her husband and du ...
. On May 26, 1970, her tomb become the Korean Historic Site No. 200.
Her daughter was the only one of Cheoljong's descendants to survive. His other children died during infancy. However, her daughter also died in 1872, at the age of 14 (9th year of
King Gojong's reign), without any issue.
In popular culture
*Portrayed by Yoon Cho-hee in the 1975 TBC TV Series ''King's First Love''.
*Portrayed by Chae Si-ra in the 1990
MBC TV series ''Daewongun''.
References
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1838 births
1884 deaths
Royal consorts of the Joseon dynasty
Geumseong Beom clan