Chae Je-gong explained

Chae Je-gong
Term Start:25 January 1796
Term End:14 July 1798
Predecessor:Yu Yeon-ho
Successor:Yi Byeong-mo
Term Start1:14 November 1789
Term End1:2 July 1793
Predecessor1:Yi Jae-hyeop
Successor1:Kim Jong-su
Term Start2:15 February 1795
Term End2:25 January 1796
Predecessor2:Yi Byeong-mo
Successor2:Yun Si-dong
Term Start3:18 March 1788
Term End3:14 November 1789
Predecessor3:Yi Seong-won
Successor3:Kim Jong-su
Term Start4:2 July 1793
Term End4:11 July 1793
Predecessor4:Kim Ik
Successor4:Hong Nak-seong
Birth Date:12 May 1720
Birth Place:Hongju-mok, Chungcheong Province, Joseon
Death Place:Hanseong-bu, Joseon
Father:Chae Eung-il
Mother:Lady, of the Yeonan Yi clan
Spouse:Lady, of the Dongbok Oh clan
Lady, of the Andong Kwon clan
Unnamed woman
Children:Chae Hong-won (adopted son)
Chae Hong-geun (son)
Chae Hong-sin (son)
Country:Joseon
Module:
Child:yes
Hangul:채제공
Rr:Chae Je-gong
Mr:Ch'ae Che-kong
Hangulja:백규
Rrja:Baekgyu
Mrja:Paekkyu
Hangulho:번암, 번옹
Hanjaho:,
Rrho:Beonam, Beonong
Mrho:Pŏn'am, Pŏn'ong
Hangulph:문숙
Rrph:Munsuk
Mrph:Munsuk

Chae Je-gong (12 May 1720 – 22 February 1799[1]) was a scholar, writer, and politician of the Joseon period of Korea. Chae was the leader of the Southerners (or Namin faction) during the reign of King Jeongjo. He passed the regional civil examination at the age of 15, the mungwa exam at age 23 in 1743, and held high government offices throughout his life, the Yeonguijeong position (i.e. Chief State Councilor) among them. He came from the Pyeonggang Chae clan.

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  1. In the Korean calendar (lunar), he was born on 6 April 1720 and died on 18 January 1799.
  2. Daughter of Oh Pil-woon
  3. Daughter of Kwon Sang-won
  4. illegitimate daughter of Jeong Yak-yong's father, Jeong Jae-won, so Lady Jeong and Jeong Yak-yong are half-siblings.