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Royal Noble Consort Ahn of the Gyeongju Yi clan (; September 1622 – October 1693) was a Korean Royal Consort and the spouse of King
Hyojong of Joseon Hyojong (; 3 July 1619 – 23 June 1659), personal name Yi Ho (), was the 17th monarch of the Joseon, Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is best known for his plan for an expedition to help China's Ming Dynasty fight against China's Qing dynasty, and ...
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Biography

Lady Yi was born in September 1622, lunar calendar, (14th year reign of
Gwanghaegun of Joseon Gwanghaegun or Prince Gwanghae (; 4 June 1575 – 7 August 1641), personal name Yi Hon (), was the 15th monarch of the Joseon, Joseon dynasty of Korea. As he was deposed in a ''coup d'état'', he did not receive a temple name. Biography Bi ...
) as the daughter of Yi Eung-heon from the Gyeongju Yi clan. It is unknown when Lady Yi entered the palace, but she became Hyojong's concubine when he was still ''Grand Prince Bongrim'' (). When the Qing Invasion happened in 1636, Lady Yi, along with Princess Consort Pungan (the future
Queen Inseon Queen Inseon (; 30 January 1619 – 20 March 1674), of the Deoksu Jang clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Ho, King Hyojong. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1649 until her husband's death in 1659, after ...
), followed Grand Prince Bongrim to
Shenyang Shenyang,; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly known as Fengtian formerly known by its Manchu language, Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in China and the list of capitals in China#Province capitals, provincial capital of Liaonin ...
and assisted him as they went to China as hostages of the Qing Dynasty. After her death, King Sukjong, King Hyojong's and Queen Inseon's grandson, highly respected and honored Lady Yi for this act, and had her ancestral rites performed through his successors. In 1649, Lady Yi gave birth to a daughter whom was given the title ''Princess Suknyeong'' (). Her daughter was known to be cherished by her father and her legal mother, Queen Inseon. There was an occasion in which the King and the Queen were giving gifts to their children. The King gave gifts only to the princesses as he was conscious of how the Queen would react without giving any present to the concubine's daughter. But the Queen, who was worried about excluding Lady Yi's only daughter from her husband, personally called
Princess Suknyeong Princess Suknyeong (; 1649–1666 or 1668) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty Princess, and the only daughter of King Hyojong of Joseon and Royal Noble Consort An. Biography Early life The Princess was born as the only child and daughter in 1649, ...
with a gift. There was a time when Lady Yi caused a great stir after calling her daughter, Princess Suknyeong, "you". At that time, it was customary for royal concubines to avoid using informal speech to the king's children, even if she was their biological mother since princes and princesses of blood were in higher rank than a royal concubine. When this became known, the King tried to punish the royal consort, but the Queen adamantly persuaded the King to let it pass. In this manner, it showed that the Queen truly cared for the royal consort and her subordinates. In 1661, Lady Yi became Royal Consort ''Suk-ui'' (rank junior 2; 숙의, 淑儀), and was then promoted to ''So-ui'' (rank senior 2; 소의, 昭儀). Her 13-year-old daughter married in 1662 to a son from the Bannam Park clan, and the couple eventually had a daughter, Park Hui-gyeong, in 1667. In 1666 or 1668, the royal consort's daughter died; leaving her to outlive her 27 or 29 years. Royal Consort So-ui was later promoted as Royal Consort ''Gwi-in'' (rank junior 1; 귀인, 貴人) in 1686. After that, Yi became Royal Noble Consort ''Ahn'' (rank senior 1; 안빈, 安嬪). In October 1698 (19th year reign of
Sukjong of Joseon Sukjong (; 7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720), personal name Yi Sun (), was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. A skilled legislator, he caused multiple changes in political power throughout his reign, by switching among the Namin ...
), the royal consort died at the age of 72 years old. Her tomb was located in Songreung-ri, Jingeon-eup,
Namyangju Namyangju (; ) is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. To the east is Gapyeong County, to the west is Guri, and to the north is Pocheon. Namyangju was originally a southern part of Yangju-gun, but was separated into Namyangju-gun in April ...
,
Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Seoul, the nation's largest city and capital, is in the heart of the area but has been separately administered as a provincial-level ''special city'' since 1946. Incheon, ...
. Then, her tomb became historical site no. 366 on 25 October 1991.


Family

* Father - Yi Eung-heon () * Husband - Yi Ho, King Hyojong of Joseon (; 3 July 1619 – 23 June 1659) * Issue ** Daughter -
Princess Suknyeong Princess Suknyeong (; 1649–1666 or 1668) was a Korean Joseon Dynasty Princess, and the only daughter of King Hyojong of Joseon and Royal Noble Consort An. Biography Early life The Princess was born as the only child and daughter in 1649, ...
(; 1649–1666/1668)


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Yi, An-bin 1622 births 1693 deaths 17th-century Korean people Royal consorts of Joseon