Munjong of Joseon

Munjong
문종
文宗
King of Joseon
Reign8 April 1450 – 10 June 1452
EnthronementHwideokjeon Hall, Dongbyeol Palace, Hanseong
PredecessorSejong
SuccessorDanjong
Regent of Joseon
Tenure1 August 1442 – 8 April 1450
MonarchSejong
Born15 November 1414
Grand Prince Chungnyeong's Mansion, Hanseong, Joseon
Died10 June 1452(1452-06-10) (aged 37)
Gangnyeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Hyeonneung Mausoleum, Dongguneung Cluster, Guri, South Korea
Spouse(s)
(m. 1427; dep. 1429)
(m. 1429; dep. 1436)
(m. 1437; died 1441)
Issue
among others...
Danjong of Joseon
Names
Yi Hyang (이향; 李珦)
Era name and dates
Adopted the era name of the Ming dynasty:
  • Gyeongtae (Jingtai) (경태; 景泰): 1450–1452
Posthumous name
  • Joseon: King Heummyeong Insuk Gwangmun Seonghyo the Great (흠명인숙광문성효대왕; 欽明仁肅光文聖孝大王)
  • Ming dynasty: Gongsun (공순; 恭順)
Temple name
Munjong (문종; 文宗)
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
FatherSejong of Joseon
MotherQueen Soheon
ReligionKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
문종
Hanja
文宗
Revised RomanizationMunjong
McCune–ReischauerMunjong
Birth name
Hangul
이향
Hanja
李珦
Revised RomanizationI Hyang
McCune–ReischauerI Hyang
Courtesy name
Hangul
휘지
Hanja
輝之
Revised RomanizationHwiji
McCune–ReischauerHwichi

Munjong (Korean문종; Hanja文宗; 15 November 1414 – 10 June 1452), personal name Yi Hyang (이향; 李珦), was the fifth monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. As the eldest son of Sejong the Great and Queen Soheon, he succeeded to the throne in 1450.


Munjong of Joseon

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