조선 숙종 대 장희빈의 왕비 책례 거행과 그 함의

Abstract

This study intended to clarify the political implications of the queen investiture ceremony of concubine Heebin Jang by comparing the procedure with that of the Crown Princess' investiture ceremony after Boomyo. The results are summarized as follows. First, the study examined the situation before the queen investiture ceremony of Heebin Jang. King Sukjong deposed queen Inhyeon and got Heebin Jang as his new queen after Heebin Jang gave birth to her prince, and then he reported that to Jongmyo Shrine and Sajik. He also proclaimed the fact all over the country that he had appointed Heebin Jang as the new queen. This was an unprecedented ritual and was made with King Sukjong’s strong will. In addition, he sent a messenger to the Qing Dynasty in order to receive Gomyong (rescript from the emperor) of the Qing Emperor. As a result, Heebin Jang could formalize her queen’s status internally and externally before her queen investiture ceremony. Second, the study confirmed that the procedure of Heebin Jang’s investiture ceremony of queen was prepared in accordance with the form of the royal ceremonies and the queen’s marriage. Certain ceremonies were not performed in the same way if they were omitted or temporarily suspended from the queen’s investiture ceremonies that was previously held. On the other hand, by recording the ceremonies in more detail, it was possible that the participants of the ceremonies were able to perform the ritual more thoroughly. Meanwhile, the study checked that the clothing and decorations that Heebin Jang had worn in the ceremony were reflected by referring to the clothes and decorations at the queen’s wedding. Third, the queen investiture ceremony of Heebin Jang was performed in accordance with the rituals of the Crown Prince’s investiture, and that shows the implication to link to the royal respect and dignity. The examination shows that a large number of members of the ‘Chekrye‒dogam for the Crown Prince and Heebin Jang were duplicated, and especially they were those who were in the ‘Sejasigangwon (Tutorial Office for the Crown Prince)’. Through King Sukjong’s remarks, the study could confirm that Sukjong attempted to clarify the status of the next successor to prevent the problem of succession to the throne that would occur after his death. In these respects, It is confirmed that there were political implications in the queen investiture ceremony of Heebin Jang. The rituals not only revealed the symbolic meaning as the head of the whole court ladies but also changed her status into the mother of the Crown Prince. That is, that was intended to make all the royal clan, Munmubaekgwan, and the court ladies recognize Heebin Jang as the national mother, which was to strengthen the status of the legitimate prince.