Sim An-ui

Sim An-ui (沈安義, 1438 – 17 March 1476) was a royal son-in-law of Sejong of Joseon, the son of provincial governor Sim Seon (沈璿) and the husband of Sejong's illegitimate daughter, Princess Jeongan. He was from the Cheongsong (靑松) clan, held the title Cheongseong-wi (靑城尉), and received the posthumous name Ando (安悼). Sejong's father-in-law Sim On was his great-great-uncle, and Queen Soheon was his first cousin twice removed.

Life

In 1453 he married Princess Jeongan and was enfeoffed as Cheongseong-wi (靑城尉).¹ After the Gyeyu Incident, he received the house of Kim Jong-seo and later the house of Min Sin.² In 1455 (the first year of King Sejo), he was registered as a first-rank Meritorious Subject of Left Assistance, Original Retainer (佐翼原從功臣).³ In 1461 he became the guard commander of Heunginmun Gate (興仁門守將).⁴ In 1464 he served as Do Jinmu (都鎭撫) and Left Flank Great General (左廂大將), and in 1467 he became an Oe-bu Commander (五部將). He continued to be promoted and eventually served as Chief Commander of the Office of the Five Guards (五衛都摠府都摠管). In 1469, at the accession of King Seongjong, he took up the post of Uibin (儀賓) of the Gwangdeok Uibinbu (廣德儀賓府), and he died in 1476.

Family

• Great-great-grandfather: Sim Deok-bu – Munha Sijung (文下侍中), Yeongsamsa-sa (領三司事), Left Chief State Councillor of the Office of the Chief Councillor, Cheongseong-baek (靑城伯)
  • Great-grandfather: Sim Jing – Father of Sim On, Sejong's father-in-law, and of Sim Jong, royal son-in-law of Taejo Yi Seong-gye; Magistrate of Gyeongchang (京昌府尹)