Hwa-bi Hong
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| Royal Consort Hwa 화비 | |
|---|---|
| Royal consort of Goryeo | |
| Tenure | 1342–1344 |
| Coronation | 1342 |
| Successor | Royal Consort Im |
| Spouse | |
| House | Namyang Hong (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage) |
| Father | Hong-Tak |
| Mother | Lady, of the Andong Gwon clan |
Royal Consort Hwa of the Namyang Hong clan (Korean: 화비 홍씨; Hanja: 和妃 洪氏; lit. 'Splendid Consort Hong') was a Korean royal consort and the third wife of King Chunghye of Goryeo.
Biography
[edit]Early life and relatives
[edit]The future Consort Hwa was born as the daughter of Hong-Tak, Internal Prince Ikseong (홍탁 익성부원군),[1] son of Hong-Seon (홍선) from the Namyang Hong clan and Lady Gwon (부인 권씨), daughter of Gwon-Jun, Internal Prince Gilchang (권준 길창부원군) from the Andong Gwon clan. She had:
- 1 older brother: Hong Sang-jae (홍상재)
- 3 younger brothers:
- Hong Hye-chan (홍혜찬)
- Hong Gae-do (홍개도)
- Hong Chang-do (홍창도)
Her paternal great-great-grandfather was Hong Baek-su (홍백수), the younger brother of Hong Bok-won (홍복원) who was surrendered to Mongolian side during the long war between Korea and Mongolia. King Chungsuk's 5th wife, Consort Su was her maternal cousin.[2]
Marriage and Palace life
[edit]Firstly, her father, Hong-Tak was an ambassador from Gyeongsang Province (경상도진변사; 慶尙道鎭邊使) and when King Chunghye heard her beauty, he then gave Hong-Tak clothes and alcohol, also bestowed Royal title Splendid Consort (화비; 和妃) to Lady Hong in 1342.[3] At this time, the King's other consort, Lady Im who entered the palace two years earlier than Hong fell jealous and then the King appointed Im as Princess Euncheon (은천옹주; 銀川翁主) to comforted her.
Rather than stayed in the palace, Hong instead lived in Prime Minister Yun-Chim (윤침; 尹忱)'s manor, so Chunghye can travel easier when he wanted to met her.[4] However, his love and interest on her were grew tired and cut off within a few days. As a result, they didn't have any issue. According to Goryeosa, in 1343, Chunghye visited Hong's house again.
References
[edit]- ^ "충혜왕 후비 화비 홍씨". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ 국역 "고려사".: 열전. 20-28 ["History of Goryeo".: Biographies. 20-28] (in Korean). National culture. 2006. p. 151. ISBN 9788982080913.
- ^ Park, Young-kyoo (1996). 한권으로읽는고려왕조실록 [Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty in one volume] (in Korean). University of California: Deullyeok. pp. 409, 410. ISBN 9788975270482.
- ^ 읽기 쉬운 고려왕 이야기 [An easy-to-read story of the Goryeo King] (in Korean). Korean History Research Institute: Taoreum. 2009. ISBN 9788996200888.