Left State Councillor under King Seongjong, from the Iksan-gun branch
| Life | 1428 ~ 1492 |
| Era | 조선 전기 |
| Clan | 남양 홍씨 |
Hong Eung (洪應, 1428–1492) was an early Joseon civil official from the Iksan-gun branch of the Danghong line. His courtesy name was Eungji, his pen name Hyuhyudang and his posthumous title Chungjeong, and he was enfeoffed as Ikseong Buwongun. His father Hong Sim was mayor of Hanseong, and his sister was King Munjong's consort Sukbin Hong.
He placed first in a special civil examination in 1451. He served in all the senior posts of the Royal Secretariat, then as Vice Minister of Personnel, Minister of Justice and Minister of Personnel, and as a senior councillor. He became Right State Councillor in 1479 and, after serving as inspector of four provinces, Left State Councillor in 1485.
He was known for his dignified bearing and strict conduct, and left a name as a poet and calligrapher; through his sister and daughter-in-law his family was tied by marriage to the lines of King Munjong and King Deokjong. The historian's obituary in the Annals of King Seongjong describes him as upright and incorruptible, uninterested in amassing wealth, and as a minister who upheld principle without flattering the king, adding that court and people alike mourned his death.
He died in 1492 and was enshrined in King Seongjong's royal shrine as a meritorious minister. His son Hong Sang married Princess Myeongsuk, eldest daughter of King Deokjong, and his younger brother Hong Heung served as governor of Gangwon. His family shrine, the Hyuhyudang Bujomyo, is a designated cultural heritage material of North Gyeongsang Province.
His mother was a daughter of Yun Gyu, a senior official of the Ministry of Personnel, and his grandson was Hong Baek-gyeong. The obituary also notes his fine bearing and that no idle visitors frequented his gate. He appears in the KBS drama The King and the Queen, set in Seongjong's reign.