Hong Eung

Ikseong Buwongun (益城府院君) Hong Eung (洪應, 1428–1492) was an early Joseon civil official, poet, and calligrapher. His family seat was Namyang (南陽), Danghong line (唐洪系), and he was the 17th-generation descendant of the Iksan branch (益山君派). His courtesy name was Eungji (應之), and his pen name was Hyuhyudang (休休堂). His father was Hong Sim (洪深), Magistrate of Hanseong, and his mother was the daughter of Yun Gyu (尹珪), Vice Minister of Personnel. He was the younger brother of Consort Suk-bin Hong and the father-in-law of Princess Myeongsuk.

Hong Eung passed the civil service examination (增廣文科) in 1451 with first place and entered government service. He served successively as Eastern Royal Secretary, Right Royal Secretary, Left Royal Secretary, Chief Royal Secretary, Vice Minister of Personnel, Minister of Punishments, Minister of Personnel, Deputy Right Chancellor, Right State Councillor, and Left State Councillor. In 1479 he became Right State Minister¹, and in 1485, after serving as Commissioner of Military Affairs for the Four Provinces, he became Left State Minister.² He had a dignified bearing and a well-ordered manner of conduct, and he excelled in both literary composition and calligraphy. He was enshrined in the Jeongjeong (Royal Shrine) of Seongjong, and his posthumous title was Chungjeong (忠貞).