Royal Consort Subin Bak

Subin Park (; 1 June 1770 – 6 February 1823), or Concubine Su, of the Bannam Park clan, also known as Lady Gasun, was a consort of Jeongjo of Joseon and the biological mother of King Sunjo. She is the only royal consort in Joseon's more than 500 years of history to live long enough to see her son ascend to the throne.

Biography Early life Lady Park was born into the Bannam Park clan, as the fourth child and second daughter of Minister of Justice Park Jun-won, and a lady from the Wonju Won clan.

Royal consort In 1787, because King Jeongjo was once again childless, Queen Dowager Yesun decided to choose a new concubine for her legal grandson, and Lady Park was selected on 26 March, when she was 16 years old.

Three days later, on 29 March, Lady Park was appointed as a royal consort of the senior first rank (빈; 嬪; bin), with the honorific title su (수; 綏), meaning "to pacify". The following day, she entered the palace.

On 29 July 1790, Lady Park gave birth to a son, Yi Gong, who was appointed as crown prince in 1800, at the age of 10. On 11 April 1793, she gave birth to Princess Sukseon.

Lady Park was described as gentle, well-behaved and courteous. She was also usually taciturn and lived simply. As a result, she was greatly admired as a benevolent consort.

Death and burial In 1823, during her son's reign, Lady Park died in Bogyeongdang Hall, Changdeokgung.

Her tomb was called Hwigyeongwon, and was initially situated in Yangju (present-day Dongdaemun District, Seoul), but was moved to its current location in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, during Cheoljong's reign. Hwigyeong-dong, a neighborhood of Dongdaemun, takes its name from the former site of her tomb.

Lady Park's spirit tablet was enshrined in Chilgung (칠궁; 七宮), the place which houses the spirit tablets of seven royal consorts who gave birth to kings.

Lady Park was given the posthumous name Hyeonmok (현목; 顯穆; ). In 1901, following the establishment of the Korean Empire, she was elevated to the rank of consort (비; 妃; bi).

Family Father: Park Jun-won (; 1739–1807) Mother: Lady, of the Wonju Won clan (; 1740–1783) Sibling(s) Elder brother: Park Jong-bo (; 1760–1807) Elder brother: Park Jong-gyeong (; 1765–1817) Elder sister: Lady, of the Bannam Park clan Younger brother: Park Jong-ik (; 1773–1791) Younger brother: Park Jong-hui (; 1775–1849) Younger sister: Lady, of the Bannam Park clan Younger sister: Lady, of the Bannam Park clan Younger sister: Lady, of the Bannam Park clan Younger half-brother: Park Jong-yeom (; 1797–1857) Younger half-brother: Park Jong-yeong (; 1804–?) Husband: Yi San, King Jeongjo of Joseon (; 28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800) Issue Yi Gong, King Sunjo of Joseon (; 29 July 1790 – 13 December 1834), Jeongjo's second son Princess Sukseon (; 1 March 1793 – 7 June 1836), Jeongjo's second daughter