Internal Princess Consort Hanchang

Internal Princess Consort Hanchang
Hangul
한창부부인 이씨
Hanja
韓昌府夫人 李氏
Revised RomanizationHanchang bubuin Issi
McCune–ReischauerHanch'ang pubuin Issi

Internal Princess Consort Hanchang of the Hansan Yi clan (Korean: 한창부부인 이씨; Hanja: 韓昌府夫人 李氏; 1818 – 30 November 1874) was wife of Internal Prince Yeoseong and the mother of Empress Myeongseong, also the maternal grandmother of Emperor Sunjong of Korea. She was killed in a bombing assassination in 1874 for political reasons by Heungseon Daewongun. Her death intensified the feud between him and her daughter.

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