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Princess Sukjeong

Princess Sukjeong (淑靜公主, 1646年 12월 13일 ~ 1668年 6월 13일) was a royal of [[Joseon]] and the fifth daughter of [[Hyojong of Joseon|Hyojong]] and [[Queen Inseon]] Jang.

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Born: 1645
Born: 1646年 11月 7日 (1646-11-07) (lunar calendar)
Died: 1668年 5月 5日 (1668-05-05) (aged 21) (lunar calendar)
Father: Hyojong
Mother: Queen Inseon Jang
Spouse: Jeong Jae-ryun (鄭載崙), Lord Dongpyeong (東平尉) Jeong Jae-ryun
Children: One son and one daughter, Jeong Hyo-seon and the wife of Kim Do-yeon, née Jeong
Tomb: Jeong Jae-ryun and Tomb of Princess Sukjeong, Daeya-dong, Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, San 1-13

Contents

1.Life
1.1.Birth
1.2.As a princess
1.3.Death
2.Footnotes

Princess Sukjeong (淑靜公主, 13 December 1646 (7 November, lunar calendar) – 13 June 1668 (5 May, lunar calendar)) was a royal of Joseon and the fifth daughter of Hyojong and Queen Inseon Jang.

Life

Birth

She was born around 10 p.m. (haejeong) on 7 November 1646 (the 24th year of Injo's reign), to Hyojong, then crown prince, and Crown Princess Consort Jang (Queen Inseon), as their fifth daughter. Because her eldest sister, Princess Sukshin, died young, most historical records list her as the fourth daughter.

As a princess

In the 3rd year of Hyojong's reign (1652), when she was seven, she was enfeoffed as Princess Sukjeong (淑靜公主).¹

In the 6th year of Hyojong's reign (1656), her marriage to Jeong Jae-ryun, Lord Dongpyeong (東平尉), son of Chief State Councillor Jeong Tae-hwa, was decided. In the following year, the 7th year of Hyojong's reign (1657), in the 12th month, the wedding ceremony was held. After the wedding she lived in the palace for four years, and in the 2nd year of Hyeonjong's reign (1661), in the 7th month, she moved out of the palace to her own residence.

In the 3rd year of Hyeonjong's reign (1662), together with her elder sister Princess Sukan, she illegally seized privately owned land in Sincheon, Jaeryeong, Pyeongsan and other places in Hwanghae Province, provoking resentment among the people.²

The two princesses, Sukjeong and Sukan, used the pretext of public affairs that had been approved by the king (receiving royal permission, 啓下),

and illegally seized private fields in Sincheon (信川), Jaeryeong (載寧), Pyeongsan (平山) and other places.

Yun Gyeom (尹㻩), magistrate of Pyeongsan, was frightened by their threats and blackmail, and out of a desire to flatter them, devised a scheme to make all the numerous private fields belong to the royal household.

As a result, the people lost their livelihoods, and their cries of resentment reached the heavens.

— Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 5, 13th day of the 7th month of the 3rd year of Hyeonjong (1662, 1st year of Kangxi of Qing) (Gapsin)

Death

In the 9th year of Hyeonjong's reign (1668), when she fell ill with a lingering illness, Hyeonjong sent five royal physicians to treat her, but she did not survive long and died on the 5th day of the 5th month.

Hyeonjong mourned Princess Sukjeong's death deeply and suspended the markets for three days.³ Her funeral was conducted in the form of a funeral for a grand prince, which was slightly larger in scale than that of a princess.⁴ Her grave was at that time established in Gwangju (廣州), Gyeonggi Province, and its present location is Daeya-dong, Gunpo.

With her husband Jeong Jae-ryun, Princess Sukjeong had three sons and two daughters, but only one son and one daughter survived to adulthood.⁵

After Princess Sukjeong's death, her husband, Lord Dongpyeong Jeong Jae-ryun, lost his son Jeong Hyo-seon as well. He petitioned Sukjong to allow him to remarry, citing the cases of Gang Ja-sun, Lord Ban'seong, a son-in-law of Munjong, and Jeong Hyeon-jo, Lord Haseong, a son-in-law of Sejo, who had remarried after their wives died.⁶ Sukjong initially approved this, but when the officials of the Office of the Inspector-General (Saheonbu) advised that it was improper, he did not permit Jeong Jae-ryun to remarry.⁶ Sukjong later established a law that a royal son-in-law who had lost his wife could not remarry.⁷

Footnotes

Veritable Records of Hyojong, vol. 9, 22nd day of the 12th month of the 3rd year of Hyojong (1652, 9th year of Shunzhi of Qing) (Gyeongsin) ↩
Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 5, 13th day of the 7th month of the 3rd year of Hyeonjong (1662, 1st year of Kangxi of Qing) (Gapsin) ↩
Revised Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 19, 5th day of the 5th month of the 9th year of Hyeonjong (1668, 7th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Imin) * * * Obituary of Princess Sukjeong * * * Princess Sukjeong died. The princess was the king's younger sister; she had married Jeong Jae-ryun, Lord Dongpyeong (東平尉), and at this time she died. The king mourned her deeply and suspended the markets for three days. ↩
Revised Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 19, 20th day of the 6th month of the 9th year of Hyeonjong (1668, 7th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Jeonghae) * * * Order to send coffin boards and lime for the funeral of Princess Sukjeong ↩
Gukjo Inmul Go – Jeong Tae-hwa ↩
Veritable Records of Sukjong, vol. 12, 12th day of the 7th month of the 7th year of Sukjong (1681, 20th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Gyehae) * * * Jeong Jae-ryun petitioned to remarry, but was stopped due to opposition from the ministers * * * Jeong Jae-ryun, Lord Dongpyeong (東平尉), submitted a memorial stating that the princess had died and their children had died young, and he begged to be allowed to remarry, citing the examples of (姜子順), Lord Ban'seong (班城尉), and (鄭顯祖), Lord Haseong (河城尉). He also invoked the intention of the previous reign in preserving the title of Meng Man-taek (孟萬澤) and allowing him to remarry, as evidence that royal sons-in-law could be permitted to marry twice. The king replied, "The late king's instruction and the cases of the two men, Gang Ja-sun and Jeong Hyeon-jo, are not only clear but are sufficient as definite evidence that they were allowed to marry twice. Therefore I especially permit the request to take a second wife, so that the heir line that has already been cut off may be continued." However, the ministers spoke against its impropriety, and so the order was finally halted, and consequently a law was established that royal sons-in-law could not remarry.

Life

Birth

As a princess

In the 3rd year of Hyojong's reign (1652), when she was seven, she was enfeoffed as Princess Sukjeong (淑靜公主).¹

The two princesses, Sukjeong and Sukan, used the pretext of public affairs that had been approved by the king (receiving royal permission, 啓下),

and illegally seized private fields in Sincheon (信川), Jaeryeong (載寧), (平山) and other places.

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Veritable Records of Hyojong, vol. 9, 22nd day of the 12th month of the 3rd year of Hyojong (1652, 9th year of Shunzhi of Qing) (Gyeongsin) ↩
Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 5, 13th day of the 7th month of the 3rd year of Hyeonjong (1662, 1st year of Kangxi of Qing) (Gapsin) ↩
Revised Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 19, 5th day of the 5th month of the 9th year of Hyeonjong (1668, 7th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Imin) * * * Obituary of Princess Sukjeong * * * Princess Sukjeong died. The princess was the king's younger sister; she had married Jeong Jae-ryun, Lord Dongpyeong (東平尉), and at this time she died. The king mourned her deeply and suspended the markets for three days. ↩
Revised Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 19, 20th day of the 6th month of the 9th year of Hyeonjong (1668, 7th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Jeonghae) * * * Order to send coffin boards and lime for the funeral of Princess Sukjeong ↩
Gukjo Inmul Go – Jeong Tae-hwa ↩
Veritable Records of Sukjong, vol. 12, 12th day of the 7th month of the 7th year of Sukjong (1681, 20th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Gyehae) * * * Jeong Jae-ryun petitioned to remarry, but was stopped due to opposition from the ministers * * * Jeong Jae-ryun, Lord Dongpyeong (東平尉), submitted a memorial stating that the princess had died and their children had died young, and he begged to be allowed to remarry, citing the examples of Gang Ja-sun (姜子順), Lord Ban'seong (班城尉), and Jeong Hyeon-jo (鄭顯祖), Lord Haseong (河城尉). He also invoked the intention of the previous reign in preserving the title of Meng Man-taek (孟萬澤) and allowing him to remarry, as evidence that royal sons-in-law could be permitted to marry twice. The king replied, "The late king's instruction and the cases of the two men, Gang Ja-sun and Jeong Hyeon-jo, are not only clear but are sufficient as definite evidence that they were allowed to marry twice. Therefore I especially permit the request to take a second wife, so that the heir line that has already been cut off may be continued." However, the ministers spoke against its impropriety, and so the order was finally halted, and consequently a law was established that royal sons-in-law could not remarry. ↩ ↩²
Veritable Records of Sukjong, vol. 12, 26th day of the 7th month of the 7th year of Sukjong (1681, 20th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Jeongchuk) * * * Establishment of a law preventing royal sons-in-law from remarrying ↩

Veritable Records of Hyojong, vol. 9, 22nd day of the 12th month of the 3rd year of Hyojong (1652, 9th year of Shunzhi of Qing) (Gyeongsin) ↩
Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 5, 13th day of the 7th month of the 3rd year of Hyeonjong (1662, 1st year of Kangxi of Qing) (Gapsin) ↩
Revised Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 19, 5th day of the 5th month of the 9th year of Hyeonjong (1668, 7th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Imin) * * * Obituary of Princess Sukjeong * * * Princess Sukjeong died. The princess was the king's younger sister; she had married Jeong Jae-ryun, Lord Dongpyeong (東平尉), and at this time she died. The king mourned her deeply and suspended the markets for three days. ↩
Revised Veritable Records of Hyeonjong, vol. 19, 20th day of the 6th month of the 9th year of Hyeonjong (1668, 7th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Jeonghae) * * * Order to send coffin boards and lime for the funeral of Princess Sukjeong ↩
Gukjo Inmul Go – Jeong Tae-hwa ↩
Veritable Records of Sukjong, vol. 12, 12th day of the 7th month of the 7th year of Sukjong (1681, 20th year of Kangxi of Qing) (Gyehae) * * * Jeong Jae-ryun petitioned to remarry, but was stopped due to opposition from the ministers * * * Jeong Jae-ryun, Lord Dongpyeong (東平尉), submitted a memorial stating that the princess had died and their children had died young, and he begged to be allowed to remarry, citing the examples of (姜子順), Lord Ban'seong (班城尉), and (鄭顯祖), Lord Haseong (河城尉). He also invoked the intention of the previous reign in preserving the title of Meng Man-taek (孟萬澤) and allowing him to remarry, as evidence that royal sons-in-law could be permitted to marry twice. The king replied, "The late king's instruction and the cases of the two men, Gang Ja-sun and Jeong Hyeon-jo, are not only clear but are sufficient as definite evidence that they were allowed to marry twice. Therefore I especially permit the request to take a second wife, so that the heir line that has already been cut off may be continued." However, the ministers spoke against its impropriety, and so the order was finally halted, and consequently a law was established that royal sons-in-law could not remarry.

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