Princess Ch'ŏngyŏn
Princess Ch'ŏngyŏn was a royal princess of the Joseon Dynasty. She was the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyeong.
Life
Princess Ch'ŏngyŏn was born in the 30th year of Yeongjo’s reign as the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Sado and Crown Princess Consort Hye She had two older brothers, Crown Prince Uiso and Jeongjo of Joseon, and one younger sister, Princess Cheongseon. But her eldest brother later died in infancy.Because Princess Ch'ŏngyŏn was the daughter of the Crown Prince, she held the title of Commandery Princess, a senior 2 rank and thus known throughout her life as Princess Ch'ŏngyŏn.
In 1765, the 41st reign of King Yeongjo, she married Kim Du‐Seong of the Gwangsan Kim clan, son of Kim Sang-ik. Kim Du-Seong changed his name to Kim Gi-Seong.
She died on July 7, 1821. She was honoured by Emperor Gojong as Princess Ch'ŏngyŏn and her husband was posthumously awarded the title of ''Prince Consort Gwangeun.''
Family
Parents- Father: Crown Prince Sado
- * Grandfather: [Yeongjo of Joseon|King Yeongjo of Joseon|Yeongjo of Joseon]
- * Grandmother: Royal Noble Consort Yeong of the Jeonui Yi clan
- **Adoptive grandmother: Queen Jeongseong of the Daegu Seo clan
- Mother: Lady Hyegyeong of the Pungsan Hong clan
- * Grandfather: Hong Bong-han
- * Grandmother: Internal Princess Consort Hansan of the Hansan Yi clan
- Older Brother: Yi Jeong, Crown Prince Uiso
- Older Brother: Yi San, Jeongjo of Joseon
- Younger Sister: Princess Cheongseon
- Husband: Kim Gi-seong, Prince Consort Gwangeun
- * Father-in-law: Kim Sang-ik
- * Mother-in-law: Lady Hong
- Son: Kim Jae-chang
- *Daughter-in-law: Lady Lee
- Daughter: Lady Kim of the Gwangsan Kim clan
- * Son-in-law: Jo Jae-gyu of the Imcheon Jo clan
- Son: Kim Jae-sam
- *Daughter-in-law: Lady Yi
Popular culture
- Portrayed by Seol Ji-yun in the CGV TV series Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo
- Portrayed by Kim I-on in MBC TV series ''The Red Sleeve''