Jungjong of Joseon

Jungjong of Joseon
조선 중종
朝鮮中宗
King of Joseon
Reign18 September 1506 – 9 December 1544
EnthronementGeunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong
PredecessorYeonsangun
SuccessorInjong
Born25 April 1488
Gyotaejeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Died9 December 1544(1544-12-09) (aged 56)
Hwangyeongjeon Hall, Changgyeong Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Spouse(s)
(m. 1499; dep. 1506)
(m. 1506; died 1515)
(m. 1517)
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
Revised RomanizationJungjong
McCune–ReischauerChungjong
Birth name
Hangul
이역
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Yeok
McCune–ReischauerYi Yŏk
Courtesy name
Hangul
낙천
Hanja
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.