Sŏng Hŭian (; January 1461 – July 1513) was a Korean Joseon politician and Neo-Confucianism philosopher who served as Chief State Councillor during the reign of King Jungjong in 1513 until his death. He was one of the merit subjects that led the coup that placed King Jungjong on the throne.Seong Huian
Family Father Sŏng Ch'an () Mother Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan () Sibling(s) Older brother - Sŏng Hŭi-jeung () Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan () Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan () Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan () Older sister - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan () Spouse Lady Cho of the Pungyang Cho clan () Issue Son - Sŏng Yul (; 1498–?) Daughter-in-law - Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan () Grandson - Sŏng Su-ch'ŏl (; 1512–?) Granddaughter - Sŏng Myŏng-ik (), Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (; 1515–?) Granddaughter - Sŏng Ch'ŏn-ŏk (), Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (; 1519–?) Granddaughter - Sŏng Ka-si (), Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan (; 1530–?) Daughter - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Seong clan () Son-in-law - Kwŏn Yŏng () of the Andong Kwŏn clan Grandson - Kwŏn Ho () Grandson - Kwŏn I (; 1541–?) Daughter - Lady Sŏng of the Changnyeong Sŏng clan () Son-in-law - Yi Hŭi-myŏng () of the Pyeongchang Yi clan Grandson - Yi Sŏp (; 1534–?) Grandson - Yi Pal () Granddaughter - Lady Yi of the Pyeongchang Yi clan () Grandson - Yi Ok (; 1537–?) Grandson - Yi Ch'ŏl (; 1538–?)
Popular culture Portrayed by Lee Hwa-ryong in the 2017 KBS2 TV series Queen for Seven Days.
See also Jungjong coup Pak Wŏnjong Yu Sunjŏng
References
Sources
Kim Haboush, JaHyun and Martina Deuchler (1999). Culture and the State in Late Chosŏn Korea. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ; OCLC 40926015 Lee, Peter H. (1993). Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, Vol. 1. New York: Columbia University Press. ; ; ; OCLC 26353271