Heo Jeok

Heo Jeok (Korean: 허적, Hanja: 許積; 1610 – 11 May 11, 1680) was a politician during the Joseon Dynasty. He was the 124th and 125th Prime Minister of Korea (Yeonguijeong), in 1664, 1671, and 1674–1680. His pen name was Mukjae (묵재, 默齋) and Hyuong (휴옹, 休翁). He came from the Yangcheon Heo clan (양천 허씨, 陽川 許氏).

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo.

Heo Jeok
허적
Chief State Councillor
In office
August 27, 1674 – April 30, 1680
Preceded byKim Su-heung
Succeeded byKim Su-hang
In office
September 6, 1673 – April 25, 1674
Preceded byJeong Tae-hwa
Succeeded byKim Su-heung
In office
June 19, 1671 – May 31, 1672
Preceded byJeong Tae-hwa
Succeeded byJeong Tae-hwa
Left State Councillor
In office
May 8, 1668 – June 19, 1671
Preceded byJeong Tae-hwa
Succeeded byJeong Tae-hwa
In office
June 18, 1667 – November 9, 1667
Preceded byHong Myeong-ha
Succeeded byJeong Tae-hwa
Right State Councillor
In office
September 3, 1664 – 1667
Preceded byHong Myeong-ha
Succeeded byJeong Chi-hwa
Personal details
Born1610
Chungju, Chungcheongbuk-do, South Korea
DiedMay 11, 1680(1680-05-11) (aged 69–70)

He was the leader of the Southerners faction, and a rival of Song Siyeol.

Family
  • Father
    • Heo Han (허한, 許僩) (1574 - 1642)
      • Grandfather - Heo Jam (허잠, 許潛)
      • Grandmother - Min Yeon-hyang (민연향, 閔蓮香), Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (여흥 민씨, 驪興 閔氏) (1540 - ?);[1][2] daughter of Min Hu-yeol (민희열, 閔希說) (1510 - ?)[3] and Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)
  • Uncle - Heo Gyeong (허경, 許儆) (1566 - 1617)
    • Aunt - Lady Shin of the Pyeongsan Shin clan (평산 신씨); daughter of Shin Su-il (신수일, 申守一)
      • Cousin - Heo Ja (허자, 許秭) (1588 - ?)
      • Cousin - Heo Jik (허직, 許稷) (1590 - ?)
      • Cousin - Heo Jeong-sun (허정순, 許貞純), Royal Noble Consort Su of the Yangcheon Heo clan (수빈 허씨) (1595 - 1623)
      • Cousin - Heo Ik (허익, 許䄩) (1598 - ?)
      • Cousin - Heo Ryok (허륙, 許稑) (1603 - ?)
      • Cousin - Heo Ye-sun (허예순, 許禮純), Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan (양천 허씨, 陽川 許氏) (1604 - ?)
      • Cousin - Heo Ae-sun (허애순, 許愛純), Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan (양천 허씨, 陽川 許氏) (1608 - ?)
      • Cousin - Heo Jong-sun (허종순, 許終純), Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan (양천 허씨, 陽川 許氏) (1610 - ?)
      • Cousin - Heo Mal-sun (허말순, 許末純), Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan (양천 허씨, 陽川 許氏) (1615 - ?)
      • Half-cousin - Heo Chung (허충, 許种)
  • Aunt - Heo Sun-yeong (허순영, 許順英), Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan (양천 허씨, 陽川 許氏) (1569 - ?); Yi Gwang-jeong's second wife
    • Uncle - Yi Gwang-jeong (이광정, 李光庭) of the Yeonan Yi clan (1552 - 1629)[4]
      • Cousin - Yi Bun (이분, 李衯) (1590 - ?)
      • Cousin - Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨, 延安 李氏) (1594 - ?)
        • Cousin-in-law - Min Gwang-hun (민광훈, 閔光勳) (1595 - 1659)[5]
      • Cousin - Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨, 延安 李氏)
        • Cousin-in-law - Park Mun-bin (박문빈, 朴文彬) of the Miryang Park clan
      • Cousin - Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨, 延安 李氏)
      • Cousin - Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨, 延安 李氏)[7]
        • Cousin-in-law - Yi Ik-bae (이익배, 李益培) of the Jeonju Yi clan
      • Cousin - Yi Ju (이주, 李裯) (1609 - ?)
      • Cousin - Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨, 延安 李氏)
        • Cousin-in-law - Park Ham-jang (박함장, 朴諴長) of the Goryeong Park clan
      • Cousin - Lady Yi of the Yeonan Yi clan (연안 이씨, 延安 李氏)
        • Cousin-in-law - Park Su-haeng (박수행, 朴粹行) of the Miryang Park clan
  • Mother
    • Kim Gyeong-gae (김경개, 金景介), Lady Kim of the Andong Kim clan (증 정경부인 안동 김씨) (1577 - ?)
      • Grandfather - Kim Je-gab (김제갑, 金悌甲) (1525 - 1592)[8][9]
      • Grandmother - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨, 全州 李氏) (1548 - 1592),[10] Kim Je-gab’s second wife; second daughter of Yi Ok-jeong, Prince Jincheon (진천군 이옥정)

Siblings

  • Older sister - Lady Heo of the Yangcheon Heo clan (양천 허씨, 陽川 許氏)
    • Brother-in-law - Shin Hang-gu (신항구, 申恒耉)
  • Older brother - Heo Chi (허치, 許穉) (1604 - 1636)
    • Sister-in-law - Lady Shin (신씨, 辛氏); daughter of Shin Eung-mang (신응망, 辛應望)
  • Younger brother - Heo Jin (허진, 許稹)
  • Younger brother - Heo Jil (허질, 許秩)
  • Younger brother - Heo Je (허제, 許穧)

Wives and their children

  • Lady Yi of the Gwangju Yi clan (증 정경부인 광주이씨, 廣州 李氏); daughter of Yi Seo (이서) — No issue.
  • Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (정경부인 여흥 민씨, 驪興 閔氏); daughter of Min Ji-ik (민지익, 閔之釴) — No issue.
  • Unnamed concubine
    • Son - Heo Gyeon (허견, 許堅) (1646 - 1680)
      • Daughter-in-law - Hong Ye-yeong (홍예영), Lady Hong (홍씨)[11]
      • Unnamed daughter-in-law; concubine
    • Son - Heo Hu (허후, 許厚) (1648 - ?)

Works
  • Ilgi (일기, 日記)
  • Heosanggukjooui (허상국주의, 許相國奏議)

See also

References
  1. Through her older brother, Min Sa-jun (민사준, 閔士俊; 1537 - ?), her niece, Royal Noble Consort Jeong of the Yeoheung Min clan, became a concubine of King Seonjo
  2. Her older sister, Min Jeon-hyang, Lady Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (민전향, 閔荃香; 1530 - ?), married Sim Geum (심금) and eventually became the great-great-grandparents to Sim Ik-hyeon, the husband of Princess Sukmyeong (daughter of Queen Myeongseong and King Heonjong). Sim Geum was also a 4th great-grandson of Sim Jing (the older brother of Sim On and uncle of Queen Soheon)
  3. The only son of Princess Gyeongsuk (경숙옹주; 1483 - ?), a daughter of King Seongjong, and Min Ja-bang (민자방, 閔子芳)
  4. His first wife, Lady Sim of the Cheongsong Sim clan, was the maternal great-great-granddaughter of Shin Suk-ju through his grandson, Shin Gwang-han (신광한, 申光漢; 28 July 1484 - 2 November 1555)
  5. He became the grandfather of Queen Inhyeon
  6. His mother was the daughter of Heo Seong and the half-niece of Heo Nanseolheon and Heo Gyun. Her sister (Hong’s maternal aunt) eventually became the wife of Prince Uichang (the son of King Seonjo with Royal Noble Consort In)
  7. First daughter married Kwon Hae (권해, 權瑎; 1639 - 1704) of the Andong Kwon clan and another daughter married Queen Inhyeon’s grandnephew, Min Baek-jeung (민백증, 閔百增)
  8. His mother, Lady Ki of the Haengju Ki clan (행주 기씨), was the great-great-granddaughter of Princess Sukgyeong (a daughter of King Taejong and Royal Noble Consort Shin)
  9. He was the uncle of Kim Si-min, and his great-grandfather, Kim Su-hyeong (김수형, 金壽亨), married a great-granddaughter of Kwon Geun and became the son-in-law to Kwon Ram’s 5th daughter
  10. Was the great-great-granddaughter of Grand Prince Imyeong, the 6th child of Queen Soheon and King Sejong
  11. She is the younger sister of Queen Myeongseong’s father’s concubine


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