Princess Anui

Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan, posthumously honored as Princess Anui (Korean안의공주; Hanja安懿公主; fl. 14th century), was a Goryeo-born woman who became a part of the early Joseon Royal family member as the only daughter of Yi Haengni[2] and would become the paternal grandaunt of Yi Seonggye, its founder.[3]

Lady Yi
Princess of Joseon (posthumously)
SpouseJu Dan[1]
IssueJu Hu
Posthumous name
Princess Anui
(안의공주, 安懿公主; given in 1901 by Emperor Gojong of Korea)
HouseHouse of Yi (by birth)
Neungseong Ju (by marriage)
FatherYi Haengni
MotherLady, of the Yeongheung Choe clan
Korean name
Hangul
안의공주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationAnui Gongju
McCune–ReischauerAnŭi Kongju

After Joseon dynasty was established in 1392, her parents formally became a King (; ) and Queen (왕비; 王妃)[4][5] while she herself posthumously honoured as Princess Anui in 1901 (5th year reign of Emperor Gojong of Korea).[6] Although her date or tomb is unknown, it was recorded that she married Ju Dan (주단), son of Ju In-hwan (주인환)[7] from the Neungseong Ju clan and bore him a son, Ju Hu (주후). Their descendants continued to live in Yeongheung, Hamgyeong-do, Korea (now Geumya-gun, South Hamgyong Province).[8]

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