Princess Bokon

Princess Bokon (Hangul: 복온공주, Hanja: 福溫公主; 26 October 1818 - 12 May 1832) was a Korean princess, as the second daughter of Sunjo of Joseon and Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan.

Princess Bokon
복온공주
Born26 October 1818
Gyeonghuigung, Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon (Currently Gyeonghuigung Palace, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea)
Died12 May 1832 (aged 13)
Kingdom of Joseon
Spouse
Kim Byeong-ju, Prince Consort Changnyeong
(m. 18301832)
HouseJeonju Yi
FatherSunjo of Joseon
MotherQueen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan

Biography

She was born on October 26, 1818, as the second daughter of Sunjo of Joseon and Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan. On November 10, 1824,[1] at the age of seven, she was granted the title of Princess Bokon (복온공주, 福溫公主).[2]

On April 20, 1830, when she was 12 years old, there was a selection for her husband and the winner was Kim Byeong-ju (김병주), son of Kim Yeon-geun (김연근), from the Andong Kim clan. They were formally married on May 20, 1830, and he was granted the title of Prince Consort Changnyeong (창녕위).

Princess Bokon died just 2 years after the wedding, on May 12, 1832. She was buried alongside her husband, who died on March 28, 1853. The tomb is known as Gongjureung (공주릉) or "The Princess's tomb".

The properties in Beon-dong, Seoul, which belonged to the Princess and her husband, were designated as cultural property No. 40 of the Seoul Metropolitan Government on September 13, 2002.

Family

Sibling(s):

Consort:

  • Husband: Kim Byeon-ju, Prince Consort Changnyeong (1819 - 1853) (김병주 창녕위)[5]
    • Father-in-law: Kim Yeon-geun (김연근)

References

  1. In Lunar Calendar, the date was 20 September 1824
  2. "조선왕조실록". sillok.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  3. Daughter of Kim Jo-Geun (김조근) and Grand Princess Consorf Hanseong, of the Hansan Yi clan (한성부부인 한산 이씨).
  4. Daughter of Hong Jae-Ryeong (홍재령) and Grand Princess Consort Yeonchang, of the Juksan Ahn clan (연창부부인 죽산 안씨).
  5. No issue.
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