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4 unusual facts about Princess Hwawan


Princess Hwawan

She died in 1808, on the seventeenth day of the fifth lunar month in the eighth year of the reign of King Sunjo of Joseon, in Paju (Hangul: 파주, Hanja: 坡州).

Princess Hwawan (Hangul: 화완옹주, Hanja: 和缓翁主) (9 March 1738 - 10 June 1808) was a Joseon princess and the third daughter of King Yeongjo of Joseon.

The couple also had one adoptive son, Jeong Hugyeom (Hangul: 정후겸, Hanja: 鄭厚謙) (1749-1776).

Eventually, Princess Hwawan's machinations were discovered by King Jeongjo of Joseon, Crown Prince Sado's son and Princess Hwawan's nephew, and she was sent into exile.



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