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Hye-bi Yi

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Royal Consort Hye-Bi Yi
혜비 이씨
Royal consort of Goryeo
Tenure1359–1374
Coronation1359
SuccessorRoyal Consort Ik
Born?
Gyeongju, Goryeo
Died3 February 1408
Hanseong, Joseon
Spouse
(m. 1359; died 1374)
Regnal name
Princess Hyehwa (혜화궁주, 惠和宮主; 1392 – 3 February 1408)
HouseGyeongju Yi clan
FatherYi Che-hyŏn, Internal Prince Gyerim
MotherLady Pak
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
혜비 이씨
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHyebi Issi
McCune–ReischauerHyebi Issi
Dharma name
Hangul
호월
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHowol
McCune–ReischauerHowŏl
Princess Hyehwa (Joseon Royal Title)
Hangul
혜화궁주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHyehwa Gungju
McCune–ReischauerHyehwa Kungju

Royal Consort Hye of the Gyeongju Yi clan (Korean혜비 이씨; Hanja惠妃 李氏; d. 3 February 1408) was the 3rd wife of King Gongmin of Goryeo.[1] She was known with her Dharma name as Ho-wol (Korean호월; Hanja湖月) and her new title as Princess Hyehwa (Korean혜화궁주; Hanja惠和宮主) given by Taejo of Joseon in 1392.

Biography

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Background

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The future Royal Consort Hye was born in Gyeongju as the daughter of Yi Che-hyŏn who was a Goryeo politician, philosopher, writer, and poet.[2]

Marriage and Palace life

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In April 1359 (8th year of the reign of King Gongmin), his Queen Consort, Princess Noguk (who had not provided him with a successor) together with several other ministers asked the King to choose a concubine from a noble family. After being chosen, Yi was given the consort title Gracious Consort (혜비; 惠妃).[3] However, when she entered the palace, it was said that the Queen became jealous of her and refused to eat.[verification needed]

In October 1372 (21st year of King Gongmin), the king selected some young and handsome men[4] and then ordered Han An (한안) and Hong Ryun (홍륜) from the Self-Defense Committee to have sex with his consorts.[5]

After King Gongmin was assassinated in 1374, Hye-bi Yi shaved her hair and became a Buddhist monk in Jeongeopwon (now Cheongryong Temple, 청룡사).[6] Even after King Gongmin's death, the court still respected all of his widowed consorts and continued to provide their daily necessities. In December 1388, this ceased.

Later life

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Hye-bi Yi had a long life, living up to the early Joseon dynasty established by Yi Sŏng-gye. She was then honoured as Princess Hyewa (혜화궁주; 惠和宮主).[7] Taejong of Joseon gave her 30 sŏk of rice and beans and 100 volumes of copies paper (종이 100권).[8] Hye-bi Yi become the abbess in charge of the Buddhist Jeongeopwon Temple. She died on 3 February 1408, this being 12 years after the Goryeo period ended.[9]

After her death, she was succeeded in the position of abbess by Lady Sim. King Taejo and Queen Sindeok's 2nd son, Grand Prince Uian, was the husband of Lady Sim (부인 심씨).[7]

Ancestry

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Source:[10]

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References

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  1. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". db.history.go.kr (in Chinese). Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". db.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "공민왕 후비 혜비 이씨". db.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  4. ^ 韓國人物小說全集 [The Complete Works of Korean Character Novels] (in Korean). University of California: Yuwenge. 1967. p. 135.
  5. ^ "자제위를 설치해 온갖 불륜을 저지르게 하다". db.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "정절을 지키려다 승려가 된 공민왕의 후비 혜비(惠妃) 이씨(李氏)". www.culturecontent.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "혜화 궁주 이씨의 졸기". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty (in Korean). Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  8. ^ 漢城府資料集: 太祖元年 (1392)-太宗8年 (1408) [Information Collection of Seoul House: The First Year of King Taejo (1392)-The 8th Year of King Taejong (1408)] (in Korean). University of California: Seoul Special City History Compilation Committee. p. 401.
  9. ^ "혜화 궁주 이씨의 죽다". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty (in Chinese). Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  10. ^ Kim Young-kon (2016). 북타임스 고려왕비열전 54. 공민왕과 노국 대장 공주 인덕 왕후④ [Book Times The Book of Kings of Goryeo 54. King Gongmin and Princess Supreme Noguk, Queen Indeok ④] (in Korean). Goldstar Publishing House. ISBN 9788907903143.