Jang Hui-bin
| Royal Noble Consort Hui 희빈 장씨 |
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| Queen Consort of Joseon | |||||
| Tenure | 1688 - 1694 | ||||
| Predecessor | Queen Inhyeon | ||||
| Successor | Queen Inhyeon | ||||
| Royal Noble Consort of Joseon | |||||
| Reign | December 1686 - April 1688 1694 - November 1701 |
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| Born | 3 November 1659 Eunpyeong, Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Died |
9 November 1701 (aged 42) Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon |
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| Burial | Daebinmyo, Seooreung, Goyang, Gyeonggi | ||||
| Spouse | King Sukjong of Joseon | ||||
| Issue |
King Gyeongjong of Joseon Prince Seongsu |
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| House | Indong Jang | ||||
| Father | Jang Hyeong | ||||
| Mother | Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan | ||||
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| 옥산부대빈 玉山府大嬪 |
Royal Noble Consort Hui of the Indong Jang clan (3 November 1659 – 9 November 1701), also known as Jang Ok-jung, is one of the best known royal concubines of Joseon. She was mother of King Gyeongjong of Joseon.
Her personal name was Jang Ok-jung (張玉貞; 장옥정). She was the daughter of Jang Hyeong (張炯) and his second wife Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan (坡平尹氏). She is widely thought to be one of the most beautiful women in Joseon, and her charm was mentioned in the Annals. She belonged to the chungin class or middle class and came from a long line of interpreters.Ok-Jeong became a lady-in-waiting to Grand Queen Dowager Jaui (King Injo's second queen) at the recommendation of Prince Dongpyeong (King Sukjong's first cousin once removed).
After a visit with his step-great-grandmother (Grand Dowager Queen Jaui), King Sukjong saw her and gave her the rank of favored sang-gung, which meant she had been favored for the king but since she and her family belonged to the contrary faction, Soron, the Queen Mother Hyeonryeol (mother of King Sukjong), who belonged to Noron, afraid of the influence she could have on the king, expelled her from the palace. She stayed out of the palace until 1683 when the Queen Mother died and Queen Inhyeon (Sukjong lawful wife) allowed her to come back.
In 1686, she became Sukjong's concubine with the title of Sook-won (숙원, 淑媛). In 1688, she was elevated to So-eui (소의, 昭儀) after giving birth to a son (the future King Gyeongjong), the same year Queen Inhyeon was exiled. After this, in 1688, she was elevated again to the rank of Bin (빈, 嬪), with the prefix "Hui", meaning "beautiful". She was then elevated to the position of queen consort. It created a bloody dispute and upheaval known as the Gisa Hwanguk.
Sukjong had been relieved to have an heir to his throne; hence, Sukjong wanted to give Gyeongjong, his eldest and Jang Hui-bin's son, the title of Crown Prince. However, this was impossible since Gyeongjong was born from a concubine. Sukjong therefore asked Queen Inhyeon to adopt Jang Hui-bin's child, a common procedure at the time. Because Queen Inhyeon was still young at 21 years old at the time of Gyeongjong's birth, this action was opposed by the court as being an inappropriate promotion.
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