Ui-bin Seong

The future Royal Noble Consort Ui was born on August 6, 1753. Her personal name was Seong Deok-im (덕임). She was the daughter of Seong Yun-u and Lady Im. Her father was a slave of Hong Bong-han. In 1762, at the age of ten, she entered the royal palace and became a personal maid of King Jeongjo's mother, Lady Hyegyeong.

In 1782, Jeongjo gave her the rank of Sangui. On September 7, 1782, Lady Seong became a Royal Consort and was elevated to the third senior rank of So-yong, after giving birth to a son, Prince Yi Sun (이순).

In November 1782, her son became Prince Successor Munhyo and Lady Seong was elevated to the first senior rank of Bin with the prefix "Ui" (의, 宜), meaning "appropriate/fitting". On March 20, 1784, Lady Seong gave birth to an unnamed princess, who died soon after birth.

On July 2, 1784, Prince Successor Munhyo was invested as Crown Prince of Joseon, but he died at the age of four, on May 11, 1786. Four months after the death of her son, Lady Seong died during the tenth month of her third pregnancy. The unborn child died with her. King Jeongjo wrote her epitaph.

Lady Seong was buried along with her son, Crown Prince Munhyo, in Hyochangwon in Seosamneung.[1] Her tomb was originally located in Yong-san (Hyo-chang Park 孝昌公園), Seoul, but was moved during the Japanese Annexation period in 1944 by the Japanese Government.

• Father: Seong Yun-u (? - 1782) (성윤우)
  • Grandfather: Seong Gyeong (성경)
• Mother: Lady Jeungjeonggyeong of the Im clan (증정경부인 임씨)
• Husband: King Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800) (조선 정조)
  • Son: Yi Sun, Crown Prince Munhyo (13 October 1782 - 6 June 1786) (이순 문효세자)
  • Daughter: Unnamed Princess[2]
  • Child: Unborn child[3]

• Portrayed by Han Ji-min in the 2007 MBC TV series Lee San, Wind of the Palace.