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
      RRMunjong
      MRMunjong
      Birth name
      Hangul
      이향
      Hanja
      李珦
      RRI Hyang
      MRI Hyang
      Courtesy name
      Hangul
      휘지
      Hanja
      輝之
      RRHwiji
      MRHwiji

      Munjong (Korean: 문종; 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 (and the sickly son) of Sejong the Great and Queen Soheon, he succeeded to the throne in 1450.