Crown Prince Hyojang (

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: 효장세자,

Hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, wh ...

: 孝章世子; April 4, 1719 – December 16, 1728), personal name Yi Haeng (

: 이행,

: 李緈), was the first son of

King Yeongjo of Joseon Yeongjo of Joseon (31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776), personal name Yi Geum (Korean: 이금, Hanja: 李昑), was the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Sukjong, by his concubine Royal Noble Consort Suk ...

and his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Jeong of the Hamyang Yi clan. In 1762, 34 years after his death, he became the adoptive father of his half-nephew, the future

King Jeongjo Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800), personal name Yi San (Korean language, Korean: 이산; Hanja: 李祘), sometimes called Jeongjo the Great (Korean language, Korean: 정조대왕; Hanja: 正祖大王), was the 22nd monarc ...

Life

Yi Haeng was the first son and second child of Yi Geum, Prince Yeoning (later

King Yeongjo Yeongjo of Joseon (31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776), personal name Yi Geum (Korean: 이금, Hanja: 李昑), was the 21st monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Sukjong, by his concubine Royal Noble Consort Suk ...

), by one of his concubines, Lady Yi of the Hamyang Yi clan (함양 이씨, 咸陽李氏), a former

court lady ''Court Lady'' () is a 2021 Chinese television series produced by Yu Zheng, starring Xu Kai and Li Yitong. Once renowned as Chang’an’s number one hedonist, Sheng Chumu could barely ride on a horse without falling off. Now, he has fallen head ...

.10살 때 요절한 효장세자 사후 양자 정조가 “아바마마”
The Dongah Weekly 2010.12.27. He was born during the reign of his grandfather King Sukjong, but his birth was not made public, because his biological grandmother, Royal Noble Consort Suk, had died the previous year. In 1720, King Sukjong was succeeded by his eldest son, Crown Prince Yi Yun ( King Gyeongjong). As the new King was childless, his half-brother, Prince Yeoning, was appointed as Crown Prince (왕세제, 王世弟). Hyojang's biological mother, Lady Yi, died the following year. In 1724, after the death of King Gyeongjong, Yeoning was crowned as

, the 21st

Joseon Joseon (; ; Middle Korean: 됴ᇢ〯션〮 Dyǒw syéon or 됴ᇢ〯션〯 Dyǒw syěon), officially the Great Joseon (; ), was the last dynastic kingdom of Korea, lasting just over 500 years. It was founded by Yi Seong-gye in July 1392 and re ...

monarch. Yi Haeng was then given the title Prince Gyeongui (경의군, 敬義君) and in 1725, he was appointed as Crown Prince. In 1726, Yeongjo selected Lady Jo of the

Pungyang Jo clan The Pungyang Jo clan () is a Korean clan that traces its origin to Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. According to the 2015 Korean census, the clan has 124,262 members. Origin Jo Maeng (조맹, 趙孟), who was also known by the name of Ba-woo or Bau ...

, the only daughter of Jo Mun-myeong and a niece of Jo Hyeon-myeong, as his son's wife. In 1728, the Crown Prince died in Changgyeong Palace, at the age of 9, after being ill for some months. The cause of his illness is unknown. His death was devastating to King Yeongjo, who later gave Yi Haeng the

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Hyojang. His wife, who was later honored as Queen Hyosun, outlived by more than two decades. They are buried together, in the Samneung Cluster, in

Paju Paju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (''gun''). The city area of Paju is ,"Paju (Gyeonggi-do Province)." ''Naver Encyclopedia of Knowledge''. Naver, 2015. 4 Mar. 2016. ...

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

. Their tombs are known as Yeongneung.

After death

In 1735, seven years after his death, his half-brother Yi Seon (later known as Crown Prince Sado) was born and succeeded Hyojang as Crown Prince. In 1762, Sado was imprisoned in a wooden rice chest at the order of his father,

, and died 8 days later, leaving his son, Yi San, as the only royal heir. Yeongjo was concerned that Yi San, being Sado's child, would be branded as "the son of a sinner" and thus become ineligible to succeed the throne, so in February 1764, he decreed that Yi San would become the adoptive son of the long-dead Crown Prince Hyojang. In 1776, King Yeongjo died of dementia and Yi San succeeded him as

. Surprisingly, on his coronation day, he announced to his courtiers, "I am the son of

Crown Prince Sado Crown Prince Sado (Hangul: 사도세자, Hanja: 思悼世子; 13 February 1735 – 12 July 1762), personal name Yi Seon (Hangul: 이선, Hanja: 李愃), was the second son of King Yeongjo of Joseon. His biological mother was Royal Noble ...

"."과인은 사도세자의 아들이다"
Ohmynews 2006.10.13. In spite of this, Jeongjo respected the wishes of his grandfather and honored his adoptive father as King, and granted him the

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Jinjong (진종, 眞宗). Hyojang's wife, the late Crown Princess Hyosun, was also honored as Queen. In 1907, Hyojang was elevated to Emperor So (소황제, 昭皇帝) by

Sunjong of Korea Sunjong, the Emperor Yunghui (; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926), was the second and the last Emperor of Korea, of the Yi dynasty, ruling from 1907 until 1910. Biography Crown Prince of Korea Sunjong was the second son of Emperor Gojong a ...

Family

* Father: Yi Geum, King Yeongjo (영조 이금) (31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776) ** Grandfather:

Sukjong of Joseon Sukjong of Joseon (7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720) was the 19th King of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, ruling from 1674 until 1720. A skilled legislator, he caused multiple changes in political power throughout his reign, by switching among the ...

(조선 숙종) (7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720) ** Biological grandmother: Royal Noble Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan (숙빈 최씨) (6 November 1670 – 9 March 1718) ** Adoptive grandmother: Queen Inwon of the Gyeongju Kim clan (인원왕후 김씨) (3 November 1687 – 13 May 1757) * Biological mother: Royal Noble Consort Jeong of the Hamyang Yi clan (정빈 이씨) (1694 – 16 November 1721) ** Grandfather: Yi Hu-cheol (이후철) ** Grandmother: Lady Kim of the

Gimhae Kim clan The Gimhae Kim clan () is one of the Korean clans. This clan traces their origin to Suro of Geumgwan Gaya. King Suro was the founder of Gaya confederacy, and his descendant, Kim Yu-sin is renowned for unifying the Silla polity. It was considered ...

(김해 김씨) * Adoptive mother: Queen Jeongseong of the Daegu Seo clan (정성왕후 서씨) (12 January 1693 – 3 April 1757) Consort(s) and their issue(s) # Queen Hyosun of the

(효순왕후 조씨) (8 January 1716 – 30 December 1751) ## Yi San, King Jeongjo (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800) (정조 이산)— adoptive son

Ancestry

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