| Jeong Nan-jeong | |
 Tomb of Jeong Nan Jeong, in Gyoha-eup, Paju, Gyeonggi-do | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 정난정 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Jeong Nanjeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Nanchŏng |
Jeong Nan-jeong (Korean: 정난정; Hanja: 鄭蘭貞; c. 1525 – November 13, 1565) was a Korean de facto politician of the Joseon period.
Biography[edit]
Lady Jeong was born in Hanseong into the Chogye Jeong clan to Jeong Yun-gyeom, a deputy general, and his concubine, Lady Nam. She was the illegitimate daughter among her father’s two sons and three daughters. Lady Jeong’s mother was a slave because she was involved in treason, and was eventually assigned to the house of Jeong Yun-gyeom.
When she was young, she fell in love with Yun Won-hyeong, the younger brother of Queen Munjeong, and became a concubine. Lady Jeong soon became the influential concubine of Yun Won-hyeong, who himself was the maternal uncle of 13th King Myeongjong, and Chief State Councilor during 1563 to 1565.
Later, when Kim Ahn-ro's conspiracy to dethrone Queen Munjeong was discovered, Kim Ahn-ro was investigated and she poisoned Kim Ahn-ro's first cousin once removed, Yun Won-hyeong's first wife, Lady Kim of the Yeonan Kim clan. After that, in the 8th year of King Myeongjong's reign, Queen Munjeong had made it a priority to make Jeong Nan-jeong her sister-in-law.
She soon became the second wife with full status. She became very close to her sister-in-law Queen Munjeong, and gained a good amount of wealth. But because she was the second wife, the children of Lady Kim inherited the wealth of the clan rather than her own.
In 1565, after the death of the Queen, both Jeong and Yun were exiled from the capital and, unable to make a political comeback, both committed suicide by poison (Jeong first,[1] followed by her husband[2])
Family[edit]
- Father - Jeong Yun-gyeom (정윤겸; 鄭允謙; 1463–1536)
- Grandfather - Jeong On (정온; 鄭溫)
- Mother - Lady Nam (남씨; 南氏)
- Husband - Yun Won-hyeong (윤원형; 尹元衡; 1503 – 18 November 1565)
- Issue
- Daughter - Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨)
- Son-in-law - Yi Jo-min (이조민; 李肇敏)
- Daughter - Lady Yun of the Papyeong Yun clan (파평 윤씨)
In fiction[edit]
- Portrayed by Kang Soo-Yeon in the 2001 SBS TV Series Ladies in the Palace.
- Portrayed by Park Joo-mi in the 2016 MBC TV series The Flower in Prison.[3]
- Portrayed by Yoon Ji-min in the 2019 TV Chosun TV series Joseon Survival Period.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 조선왕조실록 명종실록 31권, 1565년 11월 13일 2번째기사: 尹元衡妾蘭貞自殺 (윤원형의 첩 정난정이 자살하다)
- ^ 조선왕조실록 명종실록 31권, 1565년 11월 18일 5번째기사: 尹元衡死于江陰(...) (윤원형의 졸기)
- ^ Chung Joo-won (April 28, 2016). "Joseon-era epic promises 'unexpected' adventures". Yonhap. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
External links[edit]
- Naver: Jeong Nan-jeong (in Korean)
- Encykorea: Jeong Nan-jeong: Korean historical person information Archived 2019-01-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)
- Nate: Jeong Nan-jeong (in Korean)