Princess Yeonghye

{{Short description|Princess of Joseon (1858–1872)}}

{{Infobox royalty

| name = Princess Yeonghye
영혜옹주

| title = Princess of Joseon

| father = Cheoljong of Joseon

| mother = Royal Consort Suk-ui of the Geumseong Beom clan

| spouse = {{marriage|Park Yung-hyo, Prince Consort Geumneung|1872|1872}}

| birth_date = 1858

| birth_place = Jongno District, Hanseong, Joseon

| death_date = 4 July 1872 (aged 14)

| death_place = Joseon

| house = House of Yi (by birth)
Bannam Park (by marriage)

}}

Princess Yeonghye ({{Korean|hangul=영혜옹주|hanja=永惠翁主}}, 1858 – 4 July 1872) or firstly honoured as Princess Yeongsuk ({{Korean|hangul=영숙옹주|hanja=永淑翁主|labels=no}}),{{Cite web|url=http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kza_10302013_002|script-title=ko:조선왕조실록|website=Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty|access-date=August 7, 2021|language=ko}} was the daughter and only surviving female descendant of Yi Byeon, King Cheoljong of Joseon, from his consort, Lady Beom.

Biography

The princess was born in 1858 during her father's 9th year of reign. She was first honoured as Princess Yeongsuk ({{Korean|hangul=영숙옹주|hanja=永淑翁主|labels=no}}), but in 1866 her title was changed to Princess Yeonghye ({{Korean|hangul=영혜옹주|hanja=永惠翁主|labels=no}}).

After her father's death, on January 16, 1864, she lived outside the palace with her mother. The Princess married Park Yung-hyo ({{Korean|hangul=박영효|labels=no}}), son of Park Won-yang ({{Korean|hangul=박원양|labels=no}}), on April 13, 1872,{{Cite web|url=http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kza_10902022_001|script-title=ko:조선왕조실록|website=Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty|access-date=August 7, 2021|language=ko}} but she died three months later.

Family

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