Jungjong of Joseon

Jungjong
중종
中宗
King of Joseon
Reign18 September 1506 – 9 December 1544
EnthronementGeunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng
PredecessorYeonsangun
SuccessorInjong
Born25 April 1488
Gyotaejeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng, Joseon
Died9 December 1544(1544-12-09) (aged 56)
Hwangyeongjeon Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hansŏng, Joseon
Burial
Jeongneung Mausoleum, Seonjeongneung Cluster, Gangnam District, South Korea
Spouse(s)
(m. 1499; dep. 1506)
(m. 1506; died 1515)
(m. 1517⁠–⁠1544)
Issue
among others...
Names
Yi 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 name
Jungjong (중종; 中宗)
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
FatherSeongjong of Joseon
MotherQueen Jeonghyeon
ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
중종
Hanja
中宗
Revised RomanizationJungjong
McCune–ReischauerChungjong
Birth name
Hangul
이역
Hanja
李懌
Revised RomanizationI Yeok
McCune–ReischauerI Yŏk
Courtesy name
Hangul
낙천
Hanja
樂天
Revised RomanizationNakcheon
McCune–ReischauerNakch'ŏn

Jungjong (Korean중종; 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.[1]

  1. ^ "Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon reformist". KBS World. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2024.

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