{"id":1248,"date":"2011-04-30T23:02:20","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T23:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/?p=1248"},"modified":"2011-05-01T04:16:44","modified_gmt":"2011-05-01T04:16:44","slug":"korean-royal-couples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/korean\/korean-royal-couples\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Royal Couples"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the wedding of William and Kate in England, interest in the royals is at an all time high. Since the royal wedding in England, I think the question on people\u2019s minds is on whether William and Kate will live happily ever after. As you know, Prince Charles and Diana\u2019s fairy tale wedding did not end up as a fairy tale marriage. Moreover, did you know that the Korean people used to have a royal family as well? Like royals couples everywhere, Korean royal couples have had their ups and downs.<\/p>\n<p>Take for instance Emperor Gwangmu (<strong>\uad11\ubb34\uc81c<\/strong>) and his wife Empress Myeongseong (<strong>\uba85\uc131\ud669\ud6c4<\/strong>). The first years of Emperor Gwangmu and Empress Myeongseong\u2019s marriage was difficult because Emperor Gwangmu\u2019s father was a meddlesome figure in the couple\u2019s lives. When Empress Myeongseong had a son that died prematurely, the Emperor\u2019s father ordered his son to have a child with a court concubine. Empress Myeongseong took this as a threat and expelled him from court. As to the court concubine and her son, the Empress would later exile them out of the palace. Eventually the Emperor and Empress would become very close partners in their personal and political life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Empress Myeongseong\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8t56FNR1p5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>King Sukjong (<strong>\uc219\uc885\uc655<\/strong>) and Queen Inhyeon (<strong>\uc778\ud604\uc655\ud6c4<\/strong>) was anything but a stable marriage. Initially King Sukjong wanted his son by his concubine Lady Jang Hwi Bin (<strong>\ud68c\ube48\uc7a5\uc528<\/strong>) to be given the title of Crown Prince. When Queen Inhyeon\u2019s relatives protested, he had the Queen and her relatives sent into exile. In remorse, King Sukjong called his exiled wife back to the palace, but she died mysteriously soon after. When King Sukjong discovered that Lady Jang was involved in the Queen\u2019s death, he had Lady Jang executed. King Sukjong and Queen Inhyeon never had children. This was a tragic story of a royal couple that got caught up in court politics.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mX67Kb3DESs<\/p>\n<p>The story of King Seongjong (<strong>\uc131\uc885\uc655<\/strong>) and his wife Queen Jejeon (<strong>\uc81c\ud5cc\uc655\ud6c4<\/strong>) is also another story of a royal couple that met a tragic end. Queen Jejeon was jealous of the King\u2019s concubines and one day she scratched the king\u2019s face over the King\u2019s unfaithfulness. When the King\u2019s mother heard about the incident, she ordered the Queen into exile and changed her title to Deposed Queen Lady Yun (<strong>\ud398\ube44 \uc724\uc528<\/strong>). While in exile, Lady Yun was executed by royal decree. Lady Yun\u2019s son would grow up to become the next king. His reign was reign of terror that was exacted by his desire to punish those who executed his mother. Eventually Lady Yun\u2019s son was dethroned and her grandsons were executed.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ld9KBS6ZRXY&#038;NR=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the wedding of William and Kate in England, interest in the royals is at an all time high. Since the royal wedding in England, I think the question on people\u2019s minds is on whether William and Kate will live happily ever after. 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