Lady Hyegyeong

Lady Hyegyeong (6 August 1735 – 13 January 1816) also known as Queen Heongyeong was a Korean writer and noblewoman. She was the wife of Crown Prince Sado and mother of Yi San who became King Jeongjo during the Joseon Dynasty.

Lady Hyegyeong witnessed her husband's execution which was ordered by her father-in-law King Yeongjo of Joseon and later wrote the The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong (Hangul: 한중록; RR: Hanjungnok), detailing her life as the ill-fated Crown Princess, her husband's descent into madness and the deeds for which he was eventually put to death.

• Father: Hong Bong-Han (1713 - 1778) (홍봉한)
  • Grandfather: Hong Hyeon-Bo (1680 - 1740) (홍현보)
  • Grandmother: Lady Im of the Pungcheon Im clan (풍천 임씨)
• Mother: Lady Lee of the Hansan Lee clan (1713 - 1755) (한산 이씨)
  • Grandfather: Lee Jib (1670 - 1727) (이집)
  • Grandmother: Lady Yu of the Gigye Yu clan (기계 유씨)
• Husband: Yi Seon, Crown Prince Sado (13 February 1735 – 12 July 1762) (이선 사도세자)
  • Son: Yi Jeong, Crown Prince Uiso (27 September 1750 - 17 April 1752) (이정 의소세자)
  • Son: King Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800) (조선 정조)
    • Daughter-in-law: Queen Hyoui of the Cheongpung Kim clan (5 January 1754 - 10 April 1821) (효의왕후 김씨)
  • Daughter: Princess Cheongyeon (1754 - 9 June 1821) (청연공주)
    • Son-in-law: KIm Gi-Seong (? - 1811) (김기성)
  • Daughter: Princess Cheongseon (1756 - 20 July 1802) (청선공주)
    • Son-in-law: Jeong Jae-Hwa (1754 - 1790) (정재화)

• Played by Choi Myung-gil in the 1988 MBC TV series The Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong.
• Played by Ha Hee-ra in the 1998 KBS TV series Heaven Heaven.
• Played by Kyeon Mi-ri in the 2007 MBC TV series Yi San.
• Played by Jung Ae-ri in the 2007 CGV cable miniseries Eight Days, Assassination Attempts against King Jeongjo.
• Played by Kim Sung-ryung in the 2014 film The Fatal Encounter.
• Played by Park Eun-bin in the 2014 SBS TV series Secret Door.
• Played by Moon Geun-young in the 2015 film The Throne.
• The novel The Red Queen by Margaret Drabble is based on the story of Lady Hyegyeong.

• Drabble, Margaret (October 3, 2005). The Red Queen. Mariner Books. ISBN 0156032708. Retrieved 2013-06-07.