Princess Deokon (; 1822–1844) was the youngest daughter of

Sunjo of Joseon Sunjo (; 29 July 1790 – 13 December 1834), personal name Yi Gong (), was a Korean royal who was the 23rd monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Jeongjo by his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam P ...

and Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan. She was the last Princess of Korea born to a King and Queen.

Biography

The Princess was born in 1822 as the youngest daughter of

and Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan. On 6 March 1829, at the age 8 years old, she was granted the title of Princess Deokon. Her father passed away on 13 December 1834, when she was 12 years old. Three years later, on August 13, 1837 (during the reign of her nephew,

Heonjong of Joseon Heonjong (; 8 September 1827 – 25 July 1849), personal name Yi Hwan (), was the 24th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. His father was Crown Prince Hyomyeong, who died at the age of 20 before becoming king, and his mother was Queen Sinj ...

), she married Yun Ui-seon (), son of Yun Chi-seung (; 1790–?). Her husband was later honoured as ''Prince Consort Namnyeong'' (). Princess Deokon died 7 years after her marriage, on 1844, when she was around 21 to 22 years old. It was said that she lost her life two hours after giving birth to a daughter, who also died soon after. Meanwhile, her husband, Yun Ui-seon, died in 1887 around the age of 64 to 65 during the 24th year of

Emperor Gojong Gojong (; 8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919), personal name Yi Myeongbok (), later Yi Hui (), also known as the Gwangmu Emperor (), was the penultimate List of monarchs of Korea, Korean monarch. He ruled Korea for 43 years, from 1864 to 19 ...

's reign.

Others

The Princess' clothes and belongings were added to South Korea's Intangible Cultural Heritage, which were kept by Yun Yong-gu's daughter, Yun Baek-yeong, and it is known that in the 1960s they were collected by Seok Ju-seon (). Her Memorial Museum at

Dankook University Dankook University (commonly referred to as Dankook), abbreviated as DKU, is a private research university in Yongin and Cheonan, South Korea. The university was established in 1947. It was the first university established after the National Lib ...

keeps 228 objects which belonged to the Princess and her descendants, in an exhibition called "The Last Princess of Joseon, The Relics of Princess Deokon" ('조선의 마지막 공주, 덕온가(家)의 유물전').

Family

*Father:

(; 29 July 1790 – 13 December 1834) *Mother: Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan (; 8 June 1789 – 21 September 1857) Siblings: *Older brother: Yi Yeong, Crown Prince Hyomyeong (; 18 September 1809 – 25 June 1830) **Sister-in-law: Crown Princess Jo of the Pungyang Jo clan (; 21 January 1809 – 4 June 1890) ***Nephew:

(; 8 September 1827 – 25 July 1849) ****Niece-in-law: Queen Hyohyeon of the Andong Kim clan (; 27 April 1828 – 18 October 1843) ****Niece-in-law: Queen Hyojeong of the Namyang Hong clan (; 6 March 1831 – 2 January 1904) *Older sister: Princess Myeongon (; 13 October 1810 – 13 June 1832) *Older sister: Princess Bokon (; 26 October 1818 – 12 May 1832) Husband: * Yun Ui-seon, Prince Consort Namnyeong (; 1822–1887) Issue: *Daughter: Lady Yun (1844) * Adoptive son: Yun Yong-gu (; 1853–1939)

References

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