Jeong Hu-gyeom

Jeong Hu-gyeom (Korean: 정후겸; 1749–1777) was a Korean court official during the Joseon period. He was the Royal Secretary, and the youngest person ever to be part of the royal court. He was the adoptive son of Princess Hwawan.[1]

Biography

Jeong Hu-gyeom was born in 1749 as the second son of Jeong Seok-dal (a fisherman and 4th cousin of Jeong Chi-dal, Princess Hwawan's husband) and Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan.[2]

When he was a child, he was Crown Prince Yi San's study partner at the Confucian Academy. In his teens he studied in Qing China and as an adult he was very successful. He became a key member of the No-ron Faction and also part of the plot to destroy Yi San (Jeongjo).[3] When the participants were punished, he was exiled to Kyongwon County in Hamgyong Province and put to death by poison.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ 신, 명호 (2009-05-30). 조선공주실록: 화려한 이름 아래 가려진 공주들의 역사 (in Korean). 역사의아침. ISBN 978-89-93119-09-1.
  2. ^ "《迎日鄭氏世譜》（1985年）". FamilySearch.
  3. ^ 박, 상기 (2020-03-01). 한영 한국역사용어대전 제11권 [맥 ~ 무] (in Korean). 아이이북. ISBN 979-11-6078-140-3.
  4. ^ "Veritable Records of Jeongjo, day 25, month 2, year 0 of Jeongjo's reign".
  5. ^ 이, 한우 (2013-09-30). 정조, 조선의 혼이 지다: 조선의 혼이 지다 (in Korean). 해냄출판사. ISBN 978-89-6574-098-8.
  6. ^ Kim, So-yeon (May 25, 2021). 권현빈 '옷소매 붉은 끝동' 합류, 첫 사극 도전 [공식] [Kwon Hyun-bin joins 'red end of sleeves', first historical drama challenge [Official]] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Naver.


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