Han Myeong-hoe

Han Myeong-hoe (Hangul: 한명회, Hanja: 韓明澮; 26 November 1415 – 28 November 1487) was a Korean politician and soldier during the Joseon period.

In this Korean name, the family name is Han.
Han Myeong-hoe
한명회
Chief State Councillor
In office
4 February 1469 – 27 September 1469
Appointed byKing Sejo
Preceded byPark Won-hyeong
Succeeded byHong Yun-seong
In office
26 November 1466 – 9 May 1467
Appointed byKing Yejong
Preceded byGu Chi-gwan
Succeeded byHwang Su-sin
Left State Councillor
In office
30 May 1474 – 22 April 1476
Appointed byKing Seongjong
Preceded byChoe Hang
Succeeded byCho Seok-mun
In office
11 October 1463 – 30 March 1464
Appointed byKing Sejo
Preceded byGwon Ram
Succeeded byGu Chi-gwan
Right State Councillor
In office
17 June 1462 – 11 October 1463
Appointed byKing Sejo
Preceded byGwon Ram
Succeeded byGu Chi-gwan
Personal details
Born(1415-11-26)26 November 1415
Kingdom of Joseon
Died28 November 1487(1487-11-28) (aged 72)
Kingdom of Joseon
SpouseLady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan
ChildrenQueen Jangsun
Queen Gonghye
Parents
  • Han Gi (father)
  • Lady Yi of the Yeoju Yi clan (mother)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHan Myeonghoe
McCune–ReischauerHan Myŏnghoe
Art name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationApgujeong or Apgu or Sawoodang
McCune–ReischauerApkujŏng or Apku or Saudang
Courtesy name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJajun
McCune–ReischauerChajun
Posthumous name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChungseong
McCune–ReischauerCh'ungsŏng

He was the most trusted tactician of Grand Prince Suyang during the 1453 coup and the subsequent events that resulted into Suyang becoming King Sejo. He was listed as a first rank meritorious subject in 1453 (정난공신, 靖難功臣)[1] and in 1455 (좌익공신, 佐翼功臣).[2]

In 1460, his third daughter, Han Naeng-yi, married Crown Prince Haeyang (the future King Yejong).

Between 1466 – 1467, Han Myeong-hoe became the Chief State Councillor of Joseon, and his youngest daughter, Han Song-yi, married Prince Jalsan (the future King Seongjong).

In 1468, Crown Prince Haeyang became Yejong, the 8th King of the Joseon Dynasty, and Han Myeong-hoe's daughter, Han Naeng-yi, was posthumously honoured Queen Jangsun and her father was reappointed Chief State Councillor.

In 1469, when Yejong died, Han Myeong-hoe was instrumental in the decision to recuse both Yejong's son as too young and Jalsan's older brother as too weak. As a result, Jalsan was chosen to become King Seongjong, the 9th King of the Joseon Dynasty, with Han Song-yi as Queen Consort (posthumously known as Queen Gonghye).

Han Myeong-hoe's signature

Family
  • Grandfather
    • Han Sang-jil (한상질, 韓尙質) (1350 – 10 January 1400/1410)[3]
  • Grandmother
    • Princess Consort Changhwa of the Cheongpung Seong clan (창화군부인 청풍 송씨); Han Sang-jil’s second wife
  • Father
    • Han Gi (한기, 韓起) (1393 – 1429)
  • Mother
    • Lady Yi of the Yeoju Yi clan (정경부인 여주 이씨, 驪州 李氏)
  • Sibling(s)
    • Younger brother - Han Myeong-jin (한명진, 韓明溍) (1426 – 1454)
      • Sister-in-law - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan (안동 권씨)[4]
        • Unnamed nephew
        • Niece - Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (청주 한씨, 淸州 韓氏)
  • Wife
    • Internal Princess Consort Hwangryeo of the Yeoheung Min clan (황려부부인 여흥 민씨, 黃驪府夫人 驪興 閔氏) (? – 1479/1490)[5][6]
      • Father-in-law - Min Dae-saeng (민대생, 閔大生) (1372 – 1467)[7]
      • Mother-in-law - Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan (양천 허씨, 陽川 許氏); daughter of Heo Seon (허선)
  • Children
    • Daughter - Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (청주 한씨, 淸州 韓氏)
      • Son-in-law - Shin Ju (신주 고령 신씨, 申澍 高靈 申氏) of the Goyreong Shin clan (1434 – 21 February 1456)[8]
    • Daughter - Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (청주 한씨, 淸州 韓氏)
      • Son-in-law - Yun Ban, Prince Yeongcheon (영천군 윤반, 尹磻) of the Papyeong Yun clan (1442 - 1502)[9][10]
    • Daughter - Han Naeng-yi (한냉이), Queen Jangsun of the Cheongju Han clan (장순왕후 한씨) (3 March 1445 – 14 January 1462)
    • Son - Han Bo, Prince Nangseong (낭성군 한보, 韓堡) (1447 – 1522)
      • Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Hansan Yi clan (한산 이씨); daughter of Yi Hun, Prince Hanseong (한성군 이훈, 李塤)
    • Daughter - Han Song-yi (한송이, 韓松伊), Queen Gonghye of the Cheongju Han clan (공혜왕후, 恭惠王后) (8 November 1456 – 30 April 1474)
  • Concubines
    • Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨)[11]
      • Son - Han Bok (한복, 韓福)
        • Daughter-in-law - Lady Jang of the Heungdeok Jang clan (흥덕 장씨)
      • Son - Han Im (한임, 韓林)
        • Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨); daughter of Yi Han-gi (이한기, 李漢奇)
      • Son - Han Su (한수, 韓壽)
        • Daughter-in-law - Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan (안동 권씨)
    • Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)
      • Son - Han Mok (한목, 韓睦)
      • Son - Han Seok (한석, 韓碩)
      • Son - Han Seo (한서, 韓恕)
      • Son - Han Woo (한우, 韓佑)
      • Son - Han Eun (한온, 韓瘟)
      • Daughter - Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (청주 한씨, 淸州 韓氏)
        • Son-in-law - Kang Hui-geon (강희건, 姜希蹇)
      • Daughter - Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (청주 한씨, 淸州 韓氏)
        • Son-in-law - Shin Seung-son (신승손, 申承孫)
      • Daughter - Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (청주 한씨, 淸州 韓氏)
        • Son-in-law - Hong Gab-saeng (홍갑생, 洪甲生)
    • Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨)[12]
    • Lady Seong of the Changnyeong Seong clan (창녕 성씨); daughter of Seong Su-ryang (성수량, 成守良)

See also

References
  1. "정난공신".
  2. "좌익공신".
  3. His younger brother, Han Sang-gyeong (한상경, 韓尙敬; 1360 - 1423), had a grandson, Han Gye-mi (한계미, 韓繼美) who married Queen Jeonghui’s older sister
  4. Lady Gwon is the younger sister of Gwon Ram.
  5. Her uncle, Min So-saeng (민소생), is the maternal grandfather of Queen Jeongsun.
  6. Lady Min is a maternal cousin of Queen Jeongsun’s mother.
  7. He’s the maternal granduncle of Queen Jeongsun.
  8. He is the eldest son of Shin Suk-ju.
  9. Yun Ban is a first cousin once removed of Queen Jeonghyeon.
  10. He is the eldest son of Princess Jeonghyeon and the grandson of King Sejong. His niece, through his younger brother, Yun Rin (윤린, 尹潾), became the first wife of Park Won-jong; maternal uncle of Queen Janggyeong and Yun Im
  11. She is the illegitimate granddaughter of Jeong Mong-ju through his illegitimate son, Jeong Jong-hwa (정종화), and is the half-sister to Han Myeong-Joe’s concubine, Lady Jeong
  12. She is the illegitimate granddaughter of Jeong Mong-ju through his first son, Jeong Jong-seong (정종성, 鄭宗誠) (1374 - 1442)
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