Lady Park

Lady Park (貴人 朴氏, birth and death dates unknown) was a royal consort of Sejong the Great of Joseon. She was also known as Jangui-gungju (莊懿宮主).

Her bon-gwan was Miryang, and she was the daughter of Park Gang-saeng, who served as Anbyeon Dohobu Governor. Park Gang-saeng died in 1422 (4th year of Sejong's reign), two years before his daughter was appointed as a royal consort.^[1]

Lady Park was appointed as a royal consort on October 26, 1424 (6th year of Sejong's reign), along with Choi's daughter (Lady Choi).^[2] The following day, she was given the title Jangui-gungju, and her brother Park Eui-mun was appointed as Jongbu Pan-gwan.^[3] In November of the same year, discussions were held about posthumously honoring her father, Park Gang-saeng,^[4] who was then posthumously awarded the rank of 1st grade and the title of chancellor.^[5][1]

Subsequently, in June 1428 (10th year of Sejong's reign), Lady Park, along with Lady Choi, was elevated to the rank of Grade 1 Noble Consort (Gui-in).^[6] She had no children with King Sejong, and the date of her death is unknown.

Lady Park and Lady Choi were the last to use the title "gungju" for royal consorts in Joseon, after which consorts were titled from "bin" to "sukwon".^[7]

In 1425 (7th year of Sejong's reign), there was an incident where Naegwan Im Gyeong and Donggung Sayak Yi Sae shot arrows within the palace and violated Jangui-gungju's quarters. They were punished with flogging and exile, although the original sentence was death by hanging.^[8]

• Father: Park Gang-saeng (朴剛生, 1369–1422)
  • Brother: Park Eui-mun (朴疑問, ?–1429)^[9]