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The Palace of Prospering Virtue), also known as Changdeokgung Palace or Changdeok Palace, is set within a large park in Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea. It is one of the " Five Grand Palaces " built by the kings of the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). [ 1 ]
Yi Bangja died on 30 April 1989, aged 87, at the Nakseon Hall, Changdeok Palace from cancer. Her funeral was held as a semi-state funeral which Prince Mikasa and Princess Mikasa of Japan attended and she was buried beside her husband, Crown Prince Euimin, at the Hongyureung, Namyangju near Seoul.
But when she was given the royal title of Queen Yi of Changdeok Palace (창덕궁 이왕비; 昌德宮 李王妃), she eventually moved into the palace's Nakseon Hall when her husband's health worsened. Empress Sunjeonghyo became a widow on 24 April 1926, when Emperor Yunghui died without issue at the palace Changdeokgung in Seoul.
In 1454, there was a selection (Gantaek) made for the future Queen Consort of Joseon. Lady Song, along with Lady Kim of the Sangsan Kim clan and Lady Gwon of the Andong Gwon clan, entered Changdeok Palace for the consort process. Lady Song was later sent a letter stating that she was chosen among the three girls to become the king's Queen consort.
In the fall of 1968, she lived in Nakseon Hall, Changdeok Palace, [9] with Prince Uimin and Princess Masako, their son Prince Gu, his wife Julia Mullock, and Mrs. Byeon Bok-dong. Sometime before her death, around ten years before, her ex-husband flew from Japan to South Korea to visit her and see how she was doing, but this visit was rejected ...
After the annexation treaty, the former Emperor Sunjong and his wife, Empress Sunjeong, lived the rest of their lives virtually imprisoned in Changdeokgung Palace (in present-day Seoul). [12] Sunjong could not exercise any power as emperor because there were only pro-Japanese politicians in the government. After the Korean Empire collapsed ...
Yi Hwan was born to Crown Princess Jo and Crown Prince Hyomyeong on 8 September 1827 in Gyeongchunjeon (경춘전; 景春殿) within Changdeok Palace.It was said that when the day before he was born, she dreamt of giving her son a box containing a tree carved with jade, and on the day of his birth, a group of cranes flew from the front room and went around for a long time.
When Yi Won-beom arrived in the palace, he was first given the royal title of "Prince Deokwan" (덕완군), and descendants of Prince Euneon were again regarded as royalty. On July 28, 1849, Cheoljong ascended the throne in Changdeok Palace, and the Queen Dowager served as regent for two years.