Jungjong of Joseon
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Jungjong (Korean: 중종; Hanja: 中宗; 25 April 1488 – 9 December 1544), personal name Yi Yeok (이역; 李懌), firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong (진성대군; 晉城大君), was the 11th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his elder half-brother, the tyrannical Yeonsangun.
Infobox
Reign
18 September 1506 – 9 December 1544
Enthronement
Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng
Predecessor
Yeonsangun
Successor
Injong
Born
25 April 1488Gyotaejeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng, Joseon
Died
9 December 1544(1544-12-09) (aged 56)Hwangyeongjeon Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hansŏng, Joseon
Burial
Jeongneung Mausoleum, Seonjeongneung Cluster, Gangnam District, South Korea
Spouses
mw- Queen Dangyeong (m. 1499; dep. 1506) Queen Janggyeong (m. 1506; died 1515) Queen Munjeong (m. 1517)
Issueamong others...
Injong of Joseon Grand Internal Prince Deokheung Myeongjong of Joseon
Names
NamesYi Yeok (이역; 李懌)Posthumous name Joseon: King Hwimun Somu Heumin Seonghyo the Great (휘문소무흠인성효대왕; 徽文昭武欽仁誠孝大王) Ming dynasty: Gonghui (공희; 恭僖) Temple nameJungjong (중종; 中宗)
Clan
Jeonju Yi
Dynasty
Yi
Father
Seongjong of Joseon
Mother
Queen Jeonghyeon
Religion
Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Hangul
낙천
Hanja
樂天
RR
Nakcheon
MR
Nakch'ŏn
Tables
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Regnal titles
Regnal titles
Jungjong of Joseon House of YiBorn: 16 April 1488 Died: 9 December 1544
Regnal titles
Preceded byYeonsangun
Preceded byYeonsangun
Jungjong of Joseon House of YiBorn: 16 April 1488 Died: 9 December 1544
Preceded byYeonsangun
Jungjong of Joseon House of YiBorn: 16 April 1488 Died: 9 December 1544
King of Joseon 18 September 1506 – 8 December 1544
Jungjong of Joseon House of YiBorn: 16 April 1488 Died: 9 December 1544
Succeeded byInjong
| Jungjong of Joseon House of YiBorn: 16 April 1488 Died: 9 December 1544 | ||
| Regnal titles | ||
| Preceded byYeonsangun | King of Joseon 18 September 1506 – 8 December 1544 | Succeeded byInjong |
References
- She was the half-niece of Queen Ansun, King Yejong's second Queen Consort
- "Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon reformist"https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=history&id=&board_seq=60410&page=24&board_code=
- [Jungjong Sillok, year 16].
- The Review of Korean Studieshttps://accesson.kr/rks/assets/pdf/7467/journal-5-2-233.pdf
- The Review of Korean Studieshttps://accesson.kr/rks/assets/pdf/7467/journal-5-2-233.pdf
- Annals of King Jungjong "The Annals of King Jungjong", National History Compilation Committee of the Republic of Koreahttps://sillok.history.go.kr/search/inspectionMonthList.do?id=kka
- Those who were listed were not reigning monarchs but posthumously recognized; the year following means the year of recog
- Only the crown princes that did not become the king were listed; the former year indicates when one officially became th
- The title given to the biological father, who never reigned, of the kings who were adopted as the heir to a precedent ki
- The de jure monarch of Korea during the era was the Emperor of Japan, while the former Korean emperors were given nobili