Crown Princess Gonghoe of the Musong Yun clan (Hangul: 공회빈 윤씨, Hanja: 恭懷嬪尹氏; 11 July 1553 - 14 April 1592) or sometimes called as Yun Gonghoe-bin was a

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 ...

Crown Princess Consort as the wife of

Crown Prince Sunhoe Crown Prince Sunhoe (Hangul: 순회세자, Hanja: 順懷世子; 1 July 1551 – 6 October 1563), born Yi Bu, or Lee Bu () was crown prince of Joseon Dynasty and the only son of Myeongjong of Joseon and Queen Insun. Biography In 1557, Yi Bu at 7 ...

, the only son of

Myeongjong of Joseon Myeongjong of Joseon (3 July 1534 – 3 August 1567, r. 1545–1567) was the 13th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Jungjong, and his mother was Queen Munjeong, who was Jungjong's third queen. He became king ...

and

Queen Insun Queen Insun (인순왕후 심씨; 27 June 1532 – 12 February 1575), of the Cheongsong Sim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Hwan, King Myeongjong. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1545 until her husba ...

Biography

Early life and relatives

The future Crown Princess Gonghoe was born in 1553, she was from the

Musong Yun clan Musong Yun clan () was one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan was in Kyonghung County, North Hamgyong Province. According to the research in 2015, the number of Musong Yun clan was 14572. Their founder was who was a descendant of Yun Gyeong (). ...

(무송 윤씨) as the daughter of Yun Ok and Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan. Lady Yun was the third child of five children. She later chosen as the consort of

and

's only son, Yi Bu, Crown Prince Sunhoe. He actually already had a wife, Crown Princess Hwang, but after it was discovered that she had colic disease, Hwang was demoted to a concubine. Thus having Yun change her position and become the new crown princess consort.

As Crown Princess and later life

In 1563, 18th year of King Myeongjong's reign, the Crown Prince died young, she became widowed at 10 years old and was named Crown Princess Consort Deok or Consort Deok (덕빈, 德嬪). She still stayed and lived in the palace even after her husband's death under her mother-in-law,

's order. Yun often offered

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rituals to pray for the spirits of her husband. Later, she died in Tongmyeong Hall,

Changgyeong Palace Changgyeong Palace is a palace located in Seoul, South Korea. The palace was built in the mid-15th century by King Sejong for his father, Taejong. It was originally named "Suganggung", but it was renovated and enlarged in 1483 by King Seongjon ...

on 3 March 1592.

Aftermath

After she died, the crown princess was given the

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of Gonghoe (공회, 恭懷) and her burial palace is located in Sunchangwon (順昌園), Seooreung. Sunchangwon's original name was Sunhoemyo (順懷墓), but was renamed Sunchangwon during the

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. However prior to that, when

Seonjo of Joseon Seonjo of Joseon (26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608) was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea from 1567 to 1608. He was known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign. However, politi ...

returned to Hanyang in 1593 and tried to recover her body, he couldn't find it. At the time, it was rumored that Yi Chung (이충, 李忠) buried her body in Hamchunwon (함춘원, 含春苑), but because Yi had already died, King Seonjo asked Yun’s younger brother, Yun Baek-sang, to find her body. He did not have luck finding it. In 1594, King Seonjo sent officials and soldiers to prepare the ancestral rites of the Crown Prince and Princess.

Family

* Father - Yun Ok (윤옥, 尹玉) (1511 - 1584) ** Grandfather - Yun Sa-ik (윤사익, 尹思翼) (1478 - 1563) ** Grandmother - Lady Jeong of the Dongrae Jeong clan (동래 정씨, 東來鄭氏) (? - 1545); daughter of Jeong Se-geol (정세걸, 鄭世傑) * Mother - Lady Yun of the Paepyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨, 坡平尹氏) (? - 1572) ** Grandfather - Yun Bong-jong (윤봉종, 尹奉宗) ** Grandmother - Lady Kim of the Andong Kim clan (안동 김씨, 安東金氏); daughter of Kim Gye-ham (김계함, 金季諴) * Sibling(s) ** Older sister - Lady Yun of the Musong Yun clan (무송 윤씨) (1539 - ?) *** Brother-in-law - Gu Sa-yeol (구사열) ** Older brother - Yun Baek-sun (윤백순, 尹百順) (1552 - ?) ** Younger sister - Lady Yun of the Musong Yun clan (무송 윤씨) (1555 - 1637) *** Brother-in-law - Yi Ahn-seong (이안성) of the Deoksu Yi clan **** Nephew - Yi Sik (이식, 李植) (1584 - 1647) ***** Niece-in-law - Lady Sim of the Cheongsong Sim clan (청송 심씨, 靑松沈氏) (1585 - 1658) ** Younger half-brother - Yun Baek-sang (윤백상) (? - 1621) * Husband - Yi Bu, Crown Prince Sunhoe (순회세자 이부) (1 July 1551 - 6 October 1563) — No issue. ** Mother-in-law - Queen Insun of the Cheongsong Sim clan (인순왕후 심씨) (27 June 1532 - 12 December 1575)Because of their family marriages, Crown Princess Gonghoe is the daughter-in-law and niece-in-law of the Queen. ** Father-in-law - Yi Hwan, King Myeongjong (조선 명종) (3 July 1534 - 2 August 1567)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonghoe 16th-century Korean people 1553 births 1592 deaths 16th-century Korean women Musong Yun clan