Crown Prince Hyomyeong

Crown Prince Hyomyeong
Korean name
Hangul 효명세자
Hanja 孝明世子
Revised Romanization Hyomyeong Seja
McCune–Reischauer Hyomyŏng Seja
Birth name
Hangul 이영
Hanja 李旲
Revised Romanization Yi Yeong
McCune–Reischauer Yi Yŏng

Crown prince Hyomyeong (효명세자, 18 September 1809 - 25 June 1830) was a Prince of the Joseon Dynastys, the son of the 23rd King Sunjo (1790–1834, r. 1800–1834), father of Heonjong, 24th King of the Joseon Dynasty. His name was Yi Yeong (이영, 李旲).

In 1817 he was admitted to Sungkyunkwan. In 1819, his title was Crown Prince of Joseon. In 1827 he was Regent ruler, but after three years died aged 21.

He is commemorated in an album of six scenes created to celebrate the commencement of his learning at the Seonggyun-gwan, one of a number of documentary paintings (gungjung girokhwa of the Joseon dynasty.[1]

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References

  1. Jeong-hye, Park (2008). "COURT PAINTINGS ON THE CROWN PRINCES OF THE JOSEON DYNASTY" (PDF). The International Journal of KOREAN ART and ARCHAEOLOGY (National Museum of Korea) 2: 126–165. Retrieved 26 August 2014.