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Jungjong of Joseon 조선 중종 朝鮮中宗
King of Joseon
Reign
18 September 1506 – 9 December 1544
Enthronement
Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong
Predecessor
Yeonsangun
Successor
Injong
Born
25 April 1488 Gyotaejeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Jeongneung Mausoleum, Seonjeongneung Cluster, Gangnam District, South Korea
Spouse(s)
Queen Dangyeong
(m. 1499; dep. 1506)
Queen Janggyeong
(m. 1506; died 1515)
Queen Munjeong
(m. 1517)
Issue among others...
Injong of Joseon
Grand Internal Prince Deokheung
Myeongjong of Joseon
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)
Clan
Jeonju Yi
Dynasty
Yi
Father
Seongjong of Joseon
Mother
Queen Jeonghyeon
Religion
Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
중종
Hanja
中宗
Revised Romanization
Jungjong
McCune–Reischauer
Chungjong
Birth name
Hangul
이역
Hanja
李懌
Revised Romanization
I Yeok
McCune–Reischauer
Yi Yŏk
Courtesy name
Hangul
낙천
Hanja
樂天
Revised Romanization
Nakcheon
McCune–Reischauer
Nakch'ŏn
Monarchs of Korea
Joseon monarchs
Taejo
1392–1398
Jeongjong
1398–1400
Taejong
1400–1418
Sejong
1418–1450
Munjong
1450–1452
Danjong
1452–1455
Sejo
1455–1468
Yejong
1468–1469
Seongjong
1469–1494
Yeonsangun
1494–1506
Jungjong
1506–1544
Injong
1544–1545
Myeongjong
1545–1567
Seonjo
1567–1608
Gwanghaegun
1608–1623
Injo
1623–1649
Hyojong
1649–1659
Hyeonjong
1659–1674
Sukjong
1674–1720
Gyeongjong
1720–1724
Yeongjo
1724–1776
Jeongjo
1776–1800
Sunjo
1800–1834
Heonjong
1834–1849
Cheoljong
1849–1864
Gojong
1864–1897
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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 Yeonsangun.[1]
^"Jo Gwang-jo, Joseon reformist". KBS World. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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