Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan or posthumously called as Princess Jeonghwa, was the fifth child, second and youngest daughter of

Yi Cha-ch'un Yi Chach'un (; 20 January 1315 – 3 June 1361) or known by his Mongolian name Ulus Bukha (), was a minor military officer of the Yuan Empire who later transferred his allegiance to Goryeo and became the father of Yi Sŏng-gye, founder of the Jo ...

and also a full younger sister of

Yi Sŏng-gye Taejo (; 4 November 1335 – 27 June 1408), personal name Yi Seong-gye (), later Yi Dan (), was the founder and first monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After overthrowing the Goryeo dynasty, he ascended to the throne in 1392 and abdi ...

, the founder of the

Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

Dynasty. In 1392, her brother made a new dynasty, their father was granted royal title as ''King Hwan'' (환왕; 桓王; later ''Hwanjo''; 환조; 桓祖) and their mother was granted the title as ''Queen Ui'' (의비, 懿妃; later ''Queen Uihye''; 의혜왕후; 懿惠王后). Under

Emperor Gojong of Korea Gojong (; 8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919), personal name Yi Myeongbok (), later Yi Hui (), also known as the Gwangmu Emperor (), was the penultimate Korean monarch. He ruled Korea for 43 years, from 1864 to 1907, first as the last king ...

's command, she was then posthumously honoured as Princess Jeonghwa () in 1872. She married Cho In-byŏk, son of Cho Ton from Hanyang Cho clan (). After the Joseon Dynasty was established, Cho was then honoured as ''Internal Prince Yongwon'' ().

Family

*Father:

(; 1315–1360) – son of

Yi Ch'un Yi Ch'un (1265 – August 25, 1342) or known for his Mongolian name Bayan Temür (Mongolian script: Баян төмөр; Pai-yen tö-mör) was the grandfather of Yi Sŏng-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty. From Yuan dynasty, he replaced his fa ...

and Lady Pak. *Mother: Lady Ch'oe (; 1304–?) – daughter of Ch'oe Han-gi and Lady Yi. **Brother:

(; 1335–1408) *Husband: Cho In-byŏk, Internal Prince Yongwon (; 1327–?) – son of Cho Ton and Lady Yi. **Adopted daughter: Lady Cho (; 1340–?) **First daughter: Lady Cho (; 1343–?) – married Hwang Kil-wŏn (). **Second daughter: Lady Cho (; 1345–?) – married Im Maeng-yang (). **First son: Cho Pu (; 1347–?) **Adopted son: Cho On, Internal Prince Hancheon (; 1347–1417) – married firstly with Lady Jang, then remarried again with Lady Bak. **Second son: Cho Paek (조백; 趙伯; 1365–?) **Third son: Cho Po (조보; 趙保; 1368–?) **Third daughter: Lady Cho (; 1370–?) **Fourth son: Cho Hu (; 1372–?) **Fifth son: Cho Yŏn, Internal Prince Hanpyeong (; 1374–1429) – married Lady Kim. **Sixth son: Cho Sa (; 1378–1432)

References

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