숙빈 최씨 淑嬪 崔氏

Concubine of Sukjong and mother of King Yeongjo (posthumous title Hwagyeong)

Life & career

Lady Suk-bin Choe (1670-1718) was a concubine of Sukjong and the mother of the 21st king, Yeongjo, of the Haeju clan. Her father was Choe Hyo-won, her mother of the Namyang Hong clan, and her maternal grandfather Hong Gye-nam. She was born on 17 December 1670 (6th day of the 11th lunar month) and died on 9 April 1718 (9th day of the 3rd lunar month); Wikipedia's text gives her age as 49, its infobox as 47.

She bore Sukjong a son, Prince Yeoning, later Yeongjo, who after his accession worked to raise his mother's standing. Wikipedia notes that historians consider some of the related records hard to take at face value.

Her tomb is Soryeongwon in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi. It was first Soryeongmyo and raised to a won in 1753 (Yeongjo 29); her shrine was elevated from Sukbin-myo through Yuksang-myo to Yuksanggung and is now enshrined within Chilgung. The posthumous name Hwagyeong was given when palace and tomb titles were raised, and further honorific names were added several times.

Family

Her father was Choe Hyo-won, her mother of the Namyang Hong clan, and her maternal grandfather Hong Gye-nam. Her husband was Sukjong and her son Prince Yeoning later became Yeongjo. Both Wikipedia and Namuwiki present her as of the Haeju Choe family.

Yeongjo and Her Shrine

In the first year of his reign (1724) Yeongjo established Sukbin-myo, later Yuksang-myo, and in his 29th year raised it to Yuksanggung; it is now enshrined within Chilgung.

Soryeongwon

Soryeongwon is in Gwangtan-myeon, Paju, and is introduced in Cultural Heritage Administration material. It was first Soryeongmyo and raised to a won in 1753.

Grave

Soryeongwon, Gwangtan-myeon, Paju, Gyeonggi.

Descendants

Her son Prince Yeoning became King Yeongjo, the 21st king, and she is enshrined at Yuksanggung within Chilgung as his birth mother.

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