Prince Jeongwon

Wonjong of Joseon
조선 원종
朝鲜元宗

Portrait of Prince Jeongwon

Born

2 August 1580
Byeol Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong, Joseon

Died

2 February 1619 (1619-02-03) (aged 38)
Hoehyeonbang, Hanseong, Joseon

Burial

Jangreung

Spouse

Queen Inheon of the Neungseong Gu clan

Issue

Yi Ho, Prince Neungyang
Yi Myeong, Prince Neungpung
Yi Bo, Prince Neungwon
Yi Jeon, Prince Neungchang

Posthumous name
King Gongnyang Gyeongdeok Inheon Jeongmok Janghyo the Great 공량경덕인헌정목장효대왕 恭良敬德仁憲靖穆章孝大王
Temple name
Wonjong 원종 元宗

House

Jeonju Yi

Father

Seonjo of Joseon

Mother

Royal Noble Consort In of the Suwon Kim clan

Wonjong of Joseon or Prince Jeongwon (2 August 1580 – 2 February 1619) was a prince during the Joseon dynasty. He was a son by a concubine to the Joseon dynasty's 14th monarch, king Seonjo, and half brother of king Gwanghaegun and father of king Injo. His birth name was Yi Bu (이부; 李琈).

He first held the title of Prince Jeongwon (定遠君, 정원군) and later re-titled as Grand Internal Prince Jeongwon (定遠大院君, 정원대원군). In 1592, during the Japanese invasions of Korea, he escaped with his father, King Seonjo and awarded in 1604 in recognition of helping the king to escape.

Family

Father: King Seonjo of Joseon (조선 선조; 26 November 1552 – 16 March 1608)
- Grandfather: Yi Cho, Grand Internal Prince Deokheung (이초 덕흥대원군; 2 April 1530 – 14 June 1559)
- Grandmother: Grand Internal Princess Consort Hadong of the Hadong Jeong clan (하동부대부인 정씨; 23 September 1522 – 24 June 1567)
Mother: Royal Noble Consort In of the Suwon Kim clan (인빈 김씨; 1555–1613)
- Grandfather : Kim Han-U (김한우; 1501–1577)
- Grandmother: Lady Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (전주 이씨)
Siblings
- Older brother – Yi Seong, Prince Uian (의안군 성; 1577 – 20 March 1588)
- Older brother – Yi Hu, Prince Shinseong (신성군 후; 6 January 1579 – 8 December 1592)
- Younger sister – Princess Jeongshin (정신옹주; 1582/1583–1653)
- Younger sister – Princess Jeonghye (정혜옹주; 1584–1638)
- Younger sister – Princess Jeongsuk (정숙옹주; 19 March 1587 – 5 November 1627)
- Younger brother – Yi Gwang, Prince Uichang (의창군 광; January 1589 – 15 October 1645)
- Younger sister – Princess Jeongan (정안옹주; 1590–1660)
- Younger sister – Princess Jeonghui (정휘옹주; 1593–1653)
Consorts and their Respective Issue(s):

Queen Inheon of the Neungseong Gu clan (인헌왕후 구씨; 17 April 1578 – 14 January 1626)
1. Yi Jong, Grand Prince Neungyang (이종 능양대군; 7 December 1595 – 17 June 1649)
2. Yi Bo, Grand Prince Neungwon (이보 능원대군; 15 May 1598 – 26 January 1656)
3. Yi Jeon, Grand Prince Neungchang (이전 능창대군; 16 July 1599 – 17 November 1615)
Lady Kim of the Pyeongyang Kim clan (평양 김씨)
1. Yi Myeong, Prince Neungpung (이명 능풍군; 1596 – November 1604)

Popular culture

Portrayed by Lee Jae-yun in the 1995 KBS2 TV Series West Palace.
Portrayed by Jang Seung-jo in the 2015 MBC TV series Splendid Politics.

References

원종 (in Korean). Doosan Encyclopedia.

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)
Yeonsan^# (1494–1506)
Jungjong (1506–1544)
Injong (1544–1545)
Myeongjong (1545–1569)
Seonjo (1569–1608)
Gwanghae^# (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)

Emperor of Korea
(1897–1910)

Gojong (1897–1907)
Sunjong (1907–1910)

Crown Prince^{[note 2]}

Yi Bang-seok (1392–1398)
Grand Prince Yangnyeong (1404–1418)
Uigyeong (1455–1457)
Yi Hwang (1502–1506)
Sunhoe (1557–1563)
Yi Ji (1608–1623)
Sohyeon (1625–1645)
Hyojang (1725–1728)
Sado (1736–1762)
Uiso (1751–1752)
Munhyo (1784–1786)
Hyomyeong (1812–1830)
Uimin (1907–1910)

Daewongun^{[note 3]}

Deokheung (1569)
Jeongye (1849)
Heungseon (1864)

Rival king

Heungan (1624)

Korea under Japanese rule (1910–1945)

King Yi^{[note 4]}
(1910–1947)

King Emeritus (Deoksugung)	Yi Hui (1910–1919)
King (Changdeokgung)	Yi Cheok (1910–1926) Yi Un (1926–1947)
Crown Prince	Yi Un (1910) Yi Ku (1931)

Post-World War II (1945–present)

Director of the
Royal Family Association
(1957–)

In office	Yi Un (1966) Yi Ku (1973) Yi Won (2007)
Posthumous recognition	Yi Kang

Pretenders

Yi Seok (2005–present)
Yi Hae-won (2006–2020)

^# denotes that the king was deposed and never received a temple name.

^ Those who were listed were not reigning monarchs but posthumously recognized; the year following means the year of recognition.
^ Only the crown princes that didn't become the king were listed; the former year indicates when one officially became the heir and the latter one is that when one died/deposed. Those who ascended to the throne were excluded in the list for simplification.
^ The title given to the biological father, who never reigned, of the kings who were adopted as the heir to a precedent king.
^ The de jure monarch of Korea during the era was the Emperor of Japan, while the former Korean emperors were given nobility title "King Yi" instead.