Princess Myeonghye (; 12 January 1663 – 11 June 1673) was a Korean princess as the second daughter of

Hyeonjong of Joseon Hyeonjong (; 14 March 1641 – 17 September 1674), personal name Yi Yeon (), was the 18th monarch of the Joseon of Korea. His reign was mostly marked by heavy conflict among the nation's political factions on various issues, particularly on f ...

and

Queen Myeongseong Queen Myeongseong (; 3 June 1642 – 11 January 1684) of the Cheongpung Kim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Yeon, King Hyeonjong, the 18th Joseon monarch. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1659 until ...

. She married a son of Shin Jeong (), named Shin Yo-gyeong (; 1665–?), who was later honoured as ''Prince Consort Dongan'' (). However, the Princess was unable to celebrate and suddenly fell ill. She died on April 27, 1673. Her tomb was originally located near Heonlleung (헌릉, 獻陵; the tomb of King Taejong and

Queen Wongyeong Queen Wongyeong (; 6 August 1365 – 27 August 1420) of the Yeoheung Min clan, was the primary wife of King Taejong of Joseon, and the mother of Sejong the Great. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1400, and was honored as Consort Jeong () un ...

), but was later moved to another place. After her only brother, Crown Prince Yi Sun, ascended the throne, he ordered the building of shrines for Princess Myeonghye and Princess Myeongseon.

Others

*The royal monument of Princess Myeonghye remains in the Jeongnimsaji Museum, Buyeo-eup,

Buyeo County Buyeo County () is a county in South Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Buyeo-eup, the county's capital, was the site of the capital of Baekje from 538-660 AD, during which it was called Sabi Fortress. Famous people associated with Buyeo County ...

South Chungcheong Province South Chungcheong Province (), informally called Chungnam, is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, province of South Korea in the Hoseo region in the southwest of the Korean Peninsula. South Chungcheong borders the provinces of Gyeonggi to ...

. The width is 52.9 cm and the height is 179 cm. *Bongguk Temple (), a temple in

Sujeong District Sujeong District () is a district ( gu) in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. ''Dong'' Stations (excludes Bokjeong station) Seoul Subway Line 8 *821 Sanseong *822 Namhansanseong (before 1998: Dandae) *823 Dandaeogeori *824 Sinheung ...

Seongnam Seongnam (; ) is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, J ...

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, ...

, was once rebuilt in order to be used to pray for Princess Myeonghye and her older sister, Princess Myeongseon.

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