Yun Chun-su

Yun Chun-su (尹春壽, 1521 – ?) was a civil official of mid-Joseon. His family seat was Haepyeong, and his courtesy name was Inno (仁老). After passing the Jinsasi and the Munkwa examinations, he served as magistrate of Asan. He was the half-elder brother of Lord Haeweon Oum Yun Du-su and Lord Haepyeong Woljeong Yun Geun-su. He was the maternal grandson of Goyang Buljeong, and Grand Prince Gwangpyeong was his maternal great-great-grandfather. His stepmother, Lady Jeonju Yi, was also a descendant of Grand Prince Gwangpyeong.

After his death he was posthumously conferred the title of Vice Minister of the Board of Personnel, and was later repeatedly granted further posthumous honors, ultimately being posthumously conferred the title of Left Councilor of the State Council. During the Imjin War, he, together with Yun Du-su, Yun Geun-su, Yun Gan, and his whole family, accompanied King Seonjo to Uiju. For this service he was posthumously named a Third-Class Original Merit Subject of the Hoseong Merit Subjects in 1604 (the 37th year of Seonjo's reign), and on August 27, 1614 (the 6th year of Gwanghaegun's reign), he was added to the Third-Class Original Merit Subjects of the Wiseong Merit Subjects (衛聖原從功臣三等).

Life

He was the grandson of Yun Hui-rim (尹希琳), who served as Sayong and was posthumously conferred the title of Left Councilor of the . He was the son of , who served as Gunjagam Gunjagamjeong (Junior Third Rank Director of the ) and was posthumously conferred the title of of the , and of Lady Jeonju Yi, a secondary daughter of , a grandson of . His stepmother, Lady Hyeon, was the daughter of Hyeon Yun-myeong (玄允明). His stepmother, Lady Jeonju Yi, was a secondary daughter of Goyang Buljeong Yi Eok-son (高陽副正 李億孫), a great-grandson of . It is also said that he was related by marriage to the general of the , but since Yun Chun-su was of the and Won Gyun's wife's family was of the , it is unknown whether they were actually related by marriage.