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Princess Hwapyeong (1727-1748) was the eldest daughter among one son and six daughters from King Yeongjo and her mother, Yeong-bin Yi. The king favored her the most claiming that she understood him well. Her younger brother was Crown Prince Sado, her younger sisters were Princess Hwahyeop and Princess Hwawan, and her nephew was King Jeongjo (Yi San). Princess Hwapyeong was mentioned in a scene from the drama 'The Red Sleeve' where King Yeongjo says that the court lady, Deok-im (Seong Deok-im), looks like Princess Hwapyeong when she was young. Princess Hwapyeong is known to be the daughter whom King Yeongjo loved the most.
Hwahyeop Ongju(1733-1752) was the daughter of Yeongjo, the 21st king of Joseon. Her mother was Lee Yoobun's daughter, Youngbin Lee. Her sister was HwaPyeong Ongju, her younger brother was the Crown Prince Sado, and her younger sister was HwaWan Ongju.
Princess Hwawan (1737-1808) is the daughter of King Yeongjo, the 21st king of the Joseon Dynasty, and her mother is the daughter of Lee Yu-bun, Lady Sunhui, Royal Noble Consort Yeong. Born as the youngest between King Yeongjo and Lady Sunhui, her older sisters were Princess Hwapyeong and Princess Hwahyeop, and her older brother was Crown Prince Sado and nephew Jeongjo.
After Princess Hwapyeong's death, King Yeongjo's loved Princess Hwawan more than the others, and as she did not give up her father's attention she received, this favoritism caused conflict between the siblings.
She became obsessed with Jeongjo, his nephew after the death of Crown Prince Sado, sometimes going too far as to keep Jeongjo only to herself, showing affection to the extent of bringing jealousy. Even when he was focused on writing the first draft to edit the history books, the she was envious of the attention he gave to the book and even interfered with his interest in a court lady.
As King Jeongjo grew older, the relationship between the two widened, but some argue that her obstruction when King Yeongjo tried to inherit the throne starting with overseeing the King's duties, began from her obsession.
As in the drama "The Red Sleeve," she interfered with King Jeongjo and his stepson Jeong Hu-gyeom's succession to the throne, but given that she devoted all her affection to Princess Jeongjo when they were young, the two seemed to have had a relationship of love and hatred. #The Red Sleeve #JoseonDynasty #History