Princess Hwisin (; 24 October 1491 – ?), or firstly honoured as Princess Hwisun (), was a Joseon Royal Princess and the eldest daughter of

Yeonsangun of Joseon Yeonsangun or Prince Yeonsan (; 23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506), personal name Yi Yung (), was the 10th monarch of the Joseon, Joseon dynasty of Korea. Often considered the worst tyrant in Joseon's history and perhaps all History of Kor ...

and Deposed Queen Sin. Her title as Princess was abolished after her father's abdication and was titled as ''Gu Mun-gyeong’s wife'' (), ''Lady Yi'' (), or ''Lady Gu'' () to follow her husband's clan, the

Neungseong Gu clan The Neungseong Gu clan () is one of the Korean clans. Their Bon-gwan is in Hwasun County, South Jeolla Province. According to the research held in 2015, the number of Neungseong Gu clan's member was 174,161. Their founder was who exiled himself ...

Biography

Early life

On 24 October 1491, the Princess was born when her father, Prince Yeonsan, and her mother, Princess Consort Geochang, were still the heir successor to the throne as ''Crown Prince'' and ''Crown Princess Consort''. The Princess was eventually named Yi Su-eok (). Through her mother, the Princess was a cousin of

Queen Dangyeong Queen Dangyeong (; 7 February 1487 – 27 December 1557), of the Geochang Shin clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and first queen consort of Yi Yeok, King Jungjong, the 11th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon for seven ...

and was a cousin-in-law of Princess Gyeongsun; the daughter of King Seongjong. She eventually became the great-grandaunt of

Queen Inheon Queen Inheon of the Neungseong Gu clan (; 2 June 1578 – 10 February 1626), also known as Lady Gyewoon (), was the wife of Grand Internal Prince Jeongwon and the biological mother of King Injo of Joseon. Biography Early life The future Queen ...

through her brother-in-law, Gu Hui-Gyeong (), and his wife, Lady Shin of the

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(); who also happened to be her and Queen Dangyeong’s younger cousin. Princess Hwisin was the only child within her siblings to have survived to adulthood.

Marriage

The Princess was arranged to marry with Gu Su-yeong's fourth son, Gu Mun-gyeong, in 1510 who was then given the title of ''Lord Neungyang'' or ''Prince Consort Neungyang'' (). The couple had three sons named Gu Eom in 1512, Gu Ham in 1515, and Gu Dam in 1518. Gu Su-yeong was already the son-in-law of Grand Prince Yeongeung, the eighth son of

Sejong of Joseon Sejong (; 15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), commonly known as Sejong the Great (), was the fourth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He is regarded as the greatest ruler in Korean history, and is remembered as the inventor of Hangul, the n ...

and

Queen Soheon Queen Soheon (; 20 October 1395 – 28 April 1446), of the Cheongsong Sim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Sejong the Great, Yi Do (King Sejong) and the mother of Munjong of Joseon, Yi Hyang (King Munjong) and ...

. The Princess's maternal grandmother was Princess Jungmo, the first daughter of

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with Grand Princess Consort Jean of the Jeonju Choi clan. The Princess's mother-in-law was Princess Gilan who was also the daughter of Grand Prince Yeongeung. Both Grand Prince Imyeong and Grand Prince Yeongeung were the sons of

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and

and became her great-grandfathers. Princess Gilan was also a maternal cousin of

Queen Jeongsun Queen Jeongsun (; 2 December 1745 – 11 February 1805), of the Gyeongju Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and second queen consort of Yi Geum, King Yeongjo, the 21st Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1759 ...

Yeonsangun’s Abdication

However, after the Princess's father’s abdication in 1506, Princess Hwisin’s younger brothers died by poisoning through the decision of the royal court despite the King’s objections. Her home was also confiscated and divided among

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, Yu Soon-jeong, and Sung Hui-an. But 2 years later in 1508, with the opinions of Yun Sun () and other officials, the new King,

Jungjong of Joseon Jungjong (; 25 April 1488 – 9 December 1544), personal name Yi Yeok (), firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong (), was the 11th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his elder half-brother ...

, reunited the Princess and her husband. The king later visited her and her family as well as giving back her house.

Death

When the Princess and her husband had already died, some of their direct descendants were slowly declining, and Yi Ahn-nul, the only adoptive grandson of their first son Gu Eom, became a civil servant and served the ancestral rites for his grandparents and great-grandparents.

Family

*Father -

(; 23 November 1476 – 20 November 1506) **Grandfather - King Seongjong of Joseon (; 20 August 1457 – 20 January 1494) **Grandmother - Queen Jeheon of the Haman Yun clan (; 15 July 1455 – 29 August 1482) *Mother - Queen Jeinwondeok (; 15 December 1476 – 16 May 1537) **Grandfather - Shin Seung-Seon, Duke Jangseong, Internal Prince Geochang (; 1436–1502) **Grandmother - Princess Jungmo, Internal Princess Consort Heungan of the

Jeonju Yi clan The Jeonju Yi clan () is a Korean clan with the surname Yi. Their ''bon-gwan'' is in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The clan includes the House of Yi that led Joseon and the Korean Empire. Their founder was . He was Minister of Works () durin ...

(1435–?) (중모현주, 흥안부부인 전주 이씨) Siblings * Unnamed older brother (1490–1494) * Younger sister - Princess Yi Bok-eok (공주 이복억; 李福億; 1496–1498) * Younger brother - Deposed Crown Prince Yi Hwang (; 10 January 1498 – 24 September 1506) * Younger brother - Yi Seong, Grand Prince Changnyeong (; 18 June 1501 – 10 October 1507) * Younger brother - Grand Prince Yi Yeong-su (; 1501–1503) * Younger brother - Grand Prince Yi In-su (; 1502 – 12 September 1506) Husband *Gu Mun-gyeong, Lord Neungyang (; 1491–?) Issue *Son - Gu Eom (; 1512–?) * Son - Gu Ham (; 1515–?) * Son - Gu Dam (; 1518–?)

Notes

References

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