Heonjong of Joseon

Heonjong
헌종
憲宗
Portrait of King Heonjong
King of Joseon
Reign13 December 1834 – 25 July 1849
PredecessorSunjo
SuccessorCheoljong
RegentRoyal Queen Dowager Myeonggyeong (1834–1841)
Born8 September 1827
Gyeongchunjeon Hall, Changdeokgung, Hanseong, Joseon
Died25 July 1849(1849-07-25) (aged 21)
Junghuidang Hall, Changdeokgung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Gyeongneung Mausoleum, Dongguneung Cluster, Guri, South Korea
Spouse(s)
(m. 1837; died 1843)
    (m. 18441849)
    Issue1 daughter
    Names
    Yi Hwan (이환; 李烉)
    Posthumous name
    Joseon: King Gyeongmun Wimu Myeongin Cheolhyo the Great (경문위무명인철효대왕; 經文緯武明仁哲孝大王)
    Temple name
    Heonjong (헌종; 憲宗)
    ClanJeonju Yi
    DynastyYi
    FatherMunjo of Joseon
    MotherQueen Sinjeong
    ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
    Korean name
    Hangul
    헌종
    Hanja
    憲宗
    RRHeonjong
    MRHŏnjong
    Art name
    Hangul
    원헌
    Hanja
    元軒
    RRWonheon
    MRWŏnhŏn
    Birth name
    Hangul
    이환
    Hanja
    李烉
    RRI Hwan
    MRI Hwan
    Courtesy name
    Hangul
    문응
    Hanja
    文應
    RRMuneung
    MRMunŭng

    Heonjong (Korean: 헌종; Hanja: 憲宗; 8 September 1827 – 25 July 1849), personal name Yi Hwan (이환; 李烉), was the 24th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. His father was Crown Prince Hyomyeong, who died at the age of 20 before becoming king, and his mother was Queen Sinjeong of the Pungyang Jo clan.