Hong Sang

Hong Sang (洪常, 1457 – 1513) was a civil official of Joseon. He was the husband of Princess Myeongsuk and the son-in-law of King Deokjong and Queen Sohye. King Seongjong and Grand Prince Woksan were his brothers-in-law. His courtesy name was Jagang (子剛), and his ancestral seat was Namyang.

Life

He was born as the grandson of Hong Sim (洪深) and the son of Prince Ikseong (益城府院君) Hong Eung. In 1466, he held the ceremony of personally welcoming Princess Myeongsuk¹ at the house of Jeong Hyeon-jo.² In 1468, he was enfeoffed as Prince Dangyang (當陽君),³ in 1470 he was elevated to Grand Master of Excellent Conduct (通憲大夫),⁴ and in the following year, 1471, he rose to Grand Master of Virtuous Conduct (崇德大夫).⁵ In 1482, he lost his wife, the princess, to death. In 1484, he submitted an opinion on the readjustment of the titles of the Office of Royal Sons-in-law, arguing that since all the king's sons-in-law were called uibin, they were difficult to distinguish; accordingly, in 1485, the following year, he was enfeoffed as Yi of Dangyang (唐陽尉).⁶⁷ In 1486, he was impeached on charges of adultery for seizing Yeon Gyeong-bi (燕輕飛), a concubine of Myeongsan Jeong (明山正) Yi Geum-jeong (李金丁).⁸ Seongjong initially did not punish Hong Sang, deeming the accusation a false charge meant to entrap him, and did not punish him despite repeated remonstrations. In 1488, he rose to Grand Master of Glorious Conduct (光德大夫). When his father Hong Eung died, King Seongjong, fearing that his health would be harmed, even ordered meat broth to be bestowed on him. In 1494, he was impeached when it was revealed that he had committed adultery with Damulsari (多勿沙里), a concubine of Jeong Ho (鄭灝), together with and . In 1504, he was implicated in the and, incurring the wrath of , had his court rank revoked and was exiled via Hamp'yeong (咸平) and Anseong (安城) to . The following year, he was sent to , but after the he was reinstated and died in 1513.