Jeongjong of Joseon

Jeongjong
정종
定宗
King Emeritus of Joseon
Tenure13 November 1400 – 26 September 1419
SuccessorTaejong
King of Joseon
Reign5 September 1398 – 13 November 1400
EnthronementGeunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hanseong
PredecessorTaejo
SuccessorTaejong
RegentGrand Prince Jeongan (1398–1400)
Born1 July 1357
Yi Seong-gye's Mansion, Dongbuk-myeon, Goryeo
Died26 September 1419(1419-09-26) (aged 62)
Indeok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon
Burial
Spouse(s)
(died 1412)
Issue
details...
15 sons, 8 daughters
Names
Yi Bang-gwa (이방과; 李芳果) → Yi Gyeong (이경; 李曔)
Era name and dates
Adopted the era name of the Ming dynasty:
  • Hongmu (Hongwu) (홍무; 洪武): 1398
  • Geonmun (Jianwen) (건문; 建文): 1399–1400
Posthumous name
  • Joseon: King Gongjeong Uimun Jangmu Onin Sunhyo the Great (공정의문장무온인순효대왕; 懿文莊武溫仁順孝大王)
  • Ming dynasty: Gongjeong (공정; 恭靖)
Temple name
Jeongjong (정종; 定宗)
ClanJeonju Yi
DynastyYi
FatherTaejo of Joseon
MotherQueen Sinui
ReligionKorean BuddhismKorean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism)
Military career
Allegiance Goryeo
 Joseon
Years of service1376–1398
RankCommander of the Central Army
Commands
  • The Three Military Divisions (Taejo's Guard Corps)
  • The Three Military Divisions
  • The Central Army
Battles / wars
Korean name
Hangul
정종
Hanja
定宗
RRJeongjong
MRChŏngjong
Birth name
Hangul
이방과, later 이경
Hanja
李芳果, later 李曔
RRI Banggwa, later I Gyeong
MRI Panggwa, later I Kyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul
광원
Hanja
光遠
RRGwangwon
MRKwangwŏn

Jeongjong (Korean: 정종; Hanja: 定宗; 1 July 1357 – 26 September 1419), personal name Yi Bang-gwa (이방과; 李芳果), later Yi Gyeong (이경; 李曔), was the second monarch of the Joseon of Korea. He was the second son of King Taejo, the founder of the dynasty. Before ascending to the throne, he was known as Grand Prince Yeongan (영안군; 永安君).