Hong Ju-won (Korean: 홍주원; Hanja: 洪柱元; 1606 – 3 November 1672),[1][a] formally called Lord Yeongan (영안위; 永安尉), of the Pungsan Hong clan (풍산 홍씨; 豊山 洪氏), was a Joseon nobleman and the husband of Princess Jeongmyeong,[2] only daughter of King Seonjo and Queen Inmok.
As a child, Hong learned how to write from his maternal grandfather, Yi Jeong-gwi (이정귀), and from Kim Ryu (김류).
[2] About this marriage, his mother in-law, Dowager Queen Soseong (소성대비) was so happy that her beloved daughter finally married.
[citation needed] Meanwhile, when the dying outbreak arose, Right State Councilor Shin Heum (신흠)[c] and Han Jun-gyeom, Internal Prince Seopyeong (한준겸 서평부원군),[d] immediately notified the Dowager Queen, Seonjo's widow, and Queen Inyeol, the wife of King Injo.
[7] Two years later, in 1631, her health became so poor that to please her, Injo elevated Hong's qualities and bade him to surprise her with his wife, Princess Jeongmyeong.
[8] In 1649, after Yi Ho ascended the throne as the 17th King of Joseon, Hong was honoured as "Gobucheongsicheongseungseubjeongsa" (고부청시청승습정사; 告訃請諡請承襲正使).