Royal Noble Consort Yeongbin Yi

Yeong-bin Yi
영빈 이씨
Royal Noble Consort of the First Senior Rank
Tenure1730–1764
Born15 August 1696
Joseon
Died23 August 1764(1764-08-23) (aged 68)
Yangdeokdang Hall, Gyeonghuigung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Sugyeongwon Tomb, Seooneung Cluster, Goyang, South Korea
SpouseYi Geum, King Yeongjo
IssuePrincess Hwapyeong
Princess Hwahyeop
Crown Prince Sado
Princess Hwawan
HouseJeonui Yi clan (by birth)
House of Yi (by marriage)
FatherYi Yu-beon
MotherLady Kim of the Hanyang Kim clan
ReligionKorean Buddhism
Royal Noble Consort Yeongbin Yi
Hangul
영빈 이씨
Hanja
暎嬪 李氏
RRYeongbin Issi
MRYŏngbin Issi
Posthumous name
Hangul
소유
Hanja
昭裕
RRSoyu
MRSoyu

Royal Noble Consort Yeong of the Jeonui Yi clan (Korean영빈 전의 이씨; Hanja暎嬪 全義 李氏; 15 August 1696 – 23 August 1764), alternatively known as Lady Seonhui (Korean선희궁; Hanja宣禧宮), was a concubine of King Yeongjo of Joseon and the mother of Crown Prince Sado. She is most well known for influencing court politics as King Yeongjo often asked her advice and she regularly accompanied the king on inspection tours. Because of passivity of Queen Jeongseon, Yeongbin acted as lady of inner palace, hosting banquets.