Jeongjong of Joseon
Appearance
Jeongjong of Joseon 朝鮮定宗 조선 정종 | |||||||||
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Crown prince of Joseon | |||||||||
Tenure | 14 October 1398 – 22 October 1398 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Crown Prince Yi Bang-seok | ||||||||
Successor | Crown Prince Yi Bang-won | ||||||||
King of Joseon | |||||||||
Reign | 22 October 1398 – 7 December 1400 | ||||||||
Coronation | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon | ||||||||
Predecessor | Taejo of Joseon | ||||||||
Successor | Taejong of Joseon | ||||||||
King Emeritus of Joseon | |||||||||
Tenure | 7 December 1400 – 24 October 1419 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Title established | ||||||||
Successor | Taejong of Joseon | ||||||||
Born | July 26, 1357 Hamhung Royal Villa, Gwiju-dong, Hamheung, Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
Died | October 24, 1419 Indeok Palace, Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon | (aged 62)||||||||
Burial | |||||||||
Consort | Queen Jeongan | ||||||||
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Clan | Jeonju Yi clan | ||||||||
Dynasty | House of Yi | ||||||||
Father | Taejo of Joseon | ||||||||
Mother | Queen Shinui of the Cheongju Han clan | ||||||||
Religion | Korean Buddhism, later Neo-Confucianism |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 정종 |
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Hanja | 定宗 |
Revised Romanization | Jeongjong |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngjong |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 이방과, later 이경 |
Hanja | 李芳果, later 李曔 |
Revised Romanization | I Bang-gwa, later I Gyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Pang-gwa, later Yi Kyŏng |
Courtesy name | |
Hangul | 광원 |
Hanja | 光遠 |
Revised Romanization | Gwangwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwangwŏn |
Jeongjong of Joseon (26 July 1357 – 24 October 1419) was the second king of the Joseon dynasty. His given name was Yi Bang-gwa (Hangul: 이방과; Hanja: 李芳果). He became king after his father, king Taejo, abdicated (resigned) from the throne. He himself abdicated in 1400.