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. 15171544)
      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
      RRJungjong
      MRChungjong
      Birth name
      Hangul
      이역
      Hanja
      李懌
      RRI Yeok
      MRI Yŏk
      Courtesy name
      Hangul
      낙천
      Hanja
      樂天
      RRNakcheon
      MRNakch'ŏn

      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, bad Yeonsangun.