Gangneung Mausoleum, Taegangneung Cluster, Nowon District, Seoul, South Korea
Spouse(s)
Queen Insun
(m. 1542)
Issue
Crown Prince Sunhoe
Seonjo of Joseon (adopted)
Names
Yi Hwan (이환; 李峘)
Posthumous name
Joseon: King Gongheon Heonui Somun Gwangsuk Gyeonghyo the Great (공헌헌의소문광숙경효대왕; 恭憲獻毅昭文光肅敬孝大王)
Temple name
Myeongjeong (명종; 明宗)
Clan
Jeonju Yi
Dynasty
Yi
Father
Jungjong of Joseon
Mother
Queen Munjeong
Religion
Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Korean name
Hangul
명종
Hanja
明宗
Revised Romanization
Myeongjong
McCune–Reischauer
Myŏng-jong
Birth name
Hangul
이환
Hanja
李峘
Revised Romanization
I Hwan
McCune–Reischauer
Yi Hwan
Myeongjong (Korean: 명종; Hanja: 明宗; 13 July 1534 – 12 August 1567), personal name Yi Hwan (이환; 李峘), was the 13th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Jungjong, born to Queen Munjeong.
He ascended to the throne in 1545 at the age of 12 following the death of his elder half-brother, King Injong. Since he was too young to govern, his mother became regent.[1]
^Kim, Jongmyung (Summer 2014). "Queen Munjeong's (1501-1565) Statecraft and Buddhist View in Confucian Joseon" (PDF). Korea Journal. 54 (2): 63. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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