| Huibin Hong | |||||
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| Royal Consort of the Senior First Rank | |||||
| Born | 27 May 1494 Joseon | ||||
| Died | 11 December 1581 (aged 87) Joseon | ||||
| Burial | Pocheon, South Korea | ||||
| Consort of | Jungjong of Joseon | ||||
| Issue | 5 sons | ||||
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| Dynasty | Yi | ||||
| Father | Hong Kyŏngju | ||||
| Mother | Lady, of the Andong Gwon clan | ||||
| Korean name | |||||
| Hangul | 희빈 홍씨 | ||||
| Hanja | 熙嬪 洪氏 | ||||
| RR | Huibin Hongssi | ||||
| MR | Hŭibin Hongssi | ||||
Huibin Hong (Korean: 희빈 홍씨; Hanja: 熙嬪 洪氏; 27 May 1494 – 11 December 1581), or Concubine Hui, of the Namyang Hong clan, was a consort of Jungjong of Joseon. She is known for exerting political influence and suppressing the Sarim faction during the literati purges. She bore five sons, of whom only Prince Geumwon and Prince Bongseong survived to adulthood. Although charged with treason during the first year of King Injong's reign, she was acquitted due to Jungjong's high favor towards her.
Lady Hong, born in 1494, was a member of the Namyang Hong clan and the daughter of Hong Kyŏngju, a key figure in the Jungjong coup. Following the coup, at the age of 13, she became a concubine of King Jungjong.
After entering the palace, she worked to maintain the king's favor and strengthen her father's power, passing along information about secret palace affairs. Under her father's direction, a leading member of the Hungu faction, she supported efforts to suppress the emerging Sarim faction during the literati purges. This marked the first occurrence in Joseon history of a royal consort exerting such political influence. She backed reforms such as the removal of false achievements from the register of meritorious subjects, but also played a role in the downfall of Cho Kwangjo and his supporters. She gave birth to Prince Geumwon in 1513 and Prince Bongseong in 1528.
In 1545, during the first year of King Injong's reign, she was implicated in a treason case connected to Yun Yŏhae and Yu Hŭiryŏng. The charges were ultimately dismissed out of respect for the late king's favor towards her. She died in 1581.