Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan (

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: 수빈 반남 박씨,

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: 綏嬪潘南朴氏; 8 May 1770 – 26 December 1822) was a

concubine Concubinage is an interpersonal and sexual relationship between a man and a woman in which the couple does not want, or cannot enter into a full marriage. Concubinage and marriage are often regarded as similar but mutually exclusive. Concubi ...

Jeongjo of Joseon Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800), personal name Yi San (Korean: 이산; Hanja: 李祘), sometimes called Jeongjo the Great (Korean: 정조대왕; Hanja: 正祖大王), was the 22nd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. ...

and the mother of King Sunjo.

Biography

Early life

The future Royal Consort was born on May 8, 1770, into the Bannam Park clan, as the third daughter of Park Jun-won, the Minister of Justice, and Lady Won of the Wonju Won clan.

Life as Royal Concubine

In 1787, because

King Jeongjo Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800), personal name Yi San (Korean language, Korean: 이산; Hanja: 李祘), sometimes called Jeongjo the Great (Korean language, Korean: 정조대왕; Hanja: 正祖大王), was the 22nd monarc ...

was once again heirless, Queen Dowager Yesun decided to choose a new concubine for her step-grandson, and Lady Park was selected on February 8, when she was 16 years old. Three days later, on February 11, Lady Park was invested as a concubine of the '' Bin'' rank, with the prefix ''Su'' (綏), meaning "upright/pacifist". The following day, the new Royal Noble Consort Su entered the palace. On July 27, 1790, she gave birth to a son, Yi Gong (이공), who was appointed as

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in 1800, at the age of 10. On March 1, 1793, Lady Park gave birth to

Princess Sukseon Princess Sukseon (Hangul: 숙선옹주, Hanja: 淑善翁主; 11 April 1793 – 7 June 1836) was the daughter of King Jeongjo of Joseon and Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan, and the only surviving sibling of Sunjo of Joseon. Bio ...

(숙선옹주). Su-bin was described as gentle, well-behaved and courteous. She was also usually taciturn and lived simply. As a result, she was greatly admired as "a benevolent concubine" (賢嬪).Cultural Heritage http://jikimi.cha.go.kr/english/royal_palaces_new/Gwangneung.jsp?mc=EN_05_02_01 She is the only concubine in

Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

's history who lived long enough to see her son ascend the throne.

Death and burial

On December 26, 1822, Royal Noble Consort Su died at Bogyeongdang Hall, in

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. Originally, she was buried in

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, but in 1855 (the 6th year of King Cheoljong's reign), when '' Illeung'', the tomb of King Sunjo, was moved to another location, her tomb was also moved to ''Sungangwon.'' In the 14th year of King Cheoljong's reign, it was moved again to its current place (in

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), because the location of the ''Sungangwon'' was reportedly not good, according to Feng Shui. The tomb is known as ''Hwigyeongwon.'' Her ancestral tablet is enshrined in ''Chilgung'' (or the "Palace of Seven Royal Concubines"). Because of this, she is also known as Lady Gasun (가순궁, 嘉順宮) or Lady Gyeongu (경우궁, 景祐宮). Posthumously, Lady Park was firstly honoured as Hyeonmok Subin (현목수빈), but in 1901, during the 5th year of

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's reign, her title was changed to Hyeonmok Subi (현목수비).

Family

* Father: Park Jun-won (1739 – 1807) (박준원) ** Grandfather: Park Sa-seok (1713 – 1774) (박사석) ** Grandmother: Lady Yu of the Gigye Yu clan (기계 유씨) * Mother: Lady Won of the Wonju Won clan (1740 – 1783) (원주 원씨) ** Grandfather: Won Kyung-yu (원경유) ** Grandmother: Lady Yun of the Haepyeong Yun clan (해평 윤씨) * Husband: Yi San, King Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800) (이산 조선 정조) ** Son: Yi Gong, King Sunjo of Joseon (29 July 1790 – 13 December 1834) (이공 조선 순조) *** Daughter-in-law: Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan (8 June 1789 – 21 September 1857) (순원왕후 안동 김씨) ** Daughter:

(1 March 1793 – 7 June 1836) (숙선옹주) *** Son-in-law: Hong Hyeon-ju (1793 – 1865) (홍현주)He is a sixth cousin of

Lady Hyegyeong Lady Hyegyeong of the Pungsan Hong clan (혜경궁 풍산 홍씨, 惠慶宮豊山洪氏; 6 August 1735 – 13 January 1816), also known as Queen Heongyeong (헌경왕후, 獻敬王后), was a Korean writer and Crown Princess during the Jose ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Park, Subin 18th-century Korean people 1770 births 1822 deaths Royal consorts of the Joseon dynasty 18th-century Korean women