Grand Prince Wolsan

Grand Prince Wolsan
월산대군
Prince of Joseon
Reign1460–1470
SuccessorPrince Jalsan
Grand Prince of Joseon
Reign1470–1488
SuccessorGrand Prince Jalsan
BornYi Jeong (이정, 李婷)
18 December 1454
Grand Prince Suyang's manor, Hanseong-bu, Joseon
Died21 December 1488 (aged 34)
Grand Prince Wolsan's manor, Hanseong-bu, Joseon
BurialAfter 1488
Grand Prince Wolsan's Mausoleum
San 16–35, Sinwon-dong, Deokyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do[1]
Spouse
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(m. 1466⁠–⁠1488)​
IssueYi Yi, Prince Deokpung
HouseJeonju Yi
FatherDeokjong of Joseon
MotherQueen Sohye
ReligionConfucianism, later Buddhism
Grand Prince Wolsan
Hangul
월산대군
Hanja
Revised RomanizationWolsan Daegun
McCune–ReischauerWŏlsan Taegun
Art name
Hangul
풍월정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationPungwoljeong
McCune–ReischauerP'ungwŏlchŏng
Birth name
Hangul
이정
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Jeong
McCune–ReischauerI Chŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
자미
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJami
McCune–ReischauerChami
Posthumous name
Hangul
공간, then 효문
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGonggan, then Hyomun
McCune–ReischauerKonggan, then Hyomun

Grand Prince Wolsan (Korean: 월산대군; Hanja: 月山大君; 18 December 1454 – 21 December 1488) was a Korean Royal Prince as the oldest son of Deokjong of Joseon and Queen Sohye. His personal name was Yi Jeong (이정; 李婷).

He become a Grand Prince in 1470. Even his father was honoured as King Uigyeong (의경왕) in 1470,[3] Great King Hoegan (회간대왕) in 1475,[4] and given temple name Deokjong (덕종), the Prince didn't succeed his father as a Crown Prince. Later, he built a villa in his hometown in Bukchon and spent his life reading books and writing poetry there.[5]

  1. ^ "바람처럼 살고싶다. 월산대군 묘(1488)". Goyang Sicheong (in Korean). 6 March 2012. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "조선왕조실록". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  3. ^ "조선왕조실록". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  4. ^ "조선왕조실록". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.
  5. ^ "조선왕조실록". Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty.