조선 초기 王親婚과 王室 妾子孫에 대한 사회적 인식 (Royal Marriage in Early-Choseon period and the social status of descendants of royal concubines)

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· 발행기관 : 고려사학회
· 수록지 정보 : 韓國史學報 / 48호 / 219 ~ 253페이지
· 저자명 : 박진

초록

Marriage was not only personal task but one's family ceremony in pre-modern society. Family used often marriage process to show their status in society where they belonged. It was very outstanding opportunity to be chosen a spouse of royal family, because people sought their spouse among same social group.
Royal family members of Early Choseon dynasty were increased in number and some of them were far from the kinship of the kings as time passed after the foundation of dynasty. The royal family members had diverse background according to their mother's lineage even though all of them were the descendants of kings. Therefore to examine the spouse of royal family members could tell us what the social recognition on royal family's status was.
Royal genealogy, Seonwonrok, shows us very interesting fact that some royal family members married daughters from low-status, like daughters of concubines, middle people and son of concubines. And daughters of royal family became concubines of yangban, also.
During the reign of King Seongjong, royal family from king's concubine had urged to marry ladies from high-positioned yangban family and this postures caused some troubles. Indeed, King and royal family argued that all royal family members had the most precious status regardless of their maternal lineage but yangban did refuse it and did not want to get married with royal family from concubines.
Consequently, some of royal family from concubines should choose their spouse among the ladies from low status. All of descendants of queen, on the other hands, never married daughters from middle status and concubines.
As a result, we can notice that there was the social discrimination between descendants of queens and concubines in royal family even though kings and royal family members insisted that all descendants of kings were noble. And not only yangban ladies but women from middle status could consist of royal family, also.

영어초록

Marriage was not only personal task but one's family ceremony in pre-modern society. Family used often marriage process to show their status in society where they belonged. It was very outstanding opportunity to be chosen a spouse of royal family, because people sought their spouse among same social group.
Royal family members of Early Choseon dynasty were increased in number and some of them were far from the kinship of the kings as time passed after the foundation of dynasty. The royal family members had diverse background according to their mother's lineage even though all of them were the descendants of kings. Therefore to examine the spouse of royal family members could tell us what the social recognition on royal family's status was.
Royal genealogy, Seonwonrok, shows us very interesting fact that some royal family members married daughters from low-status, like daughters of concubines, middle people and son of concubines. And daughters of royal family became concubines of yangban, also.
During the reign of King Seongjong, royal family from king's concubine had urged to marry ladies from high-positioned yangban family and this postures caused some troubles. Indeed, King and royal family argued that all royal family members had the most precious status regardless of their maternal lineage but yangban did refuse it and did not want to get married with royal family from concubines.
Consequently, some of royal family from concubines should choose their spouse among the ladies from low status. All of descendants of queen, on the other hands, never married daughters from middle status and concubines.
As a result, we can notice that there was the social discrimination between descendants of queens and concubines in royal family even though kings and royal family members insisted that all descendants of kings were noble. And not only yangban ladies but women from middle status could consist of royal family, also.

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