Crown Prince Sunhoe (Hangul: 순회세자, Hanja: 順懷世子; 1 July 1551 – 6 October 1563), born Yi Bu, or Lee Bu () was

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Joseon Dynasty 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 ...

and the only son of

Myeongjong of Joseon Myeongjong of Joseon (3 July 1534 – 3 August 1567, r. 1545–1567) was the 13th king of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of Jungjong, and his mother was Queen Munjeong, who was Jungjong's third queen. He became king ...

and

Queen Insun Queen Insun (인순왕후 심씨; 27 June 1532 – 12 February 1575), of the Cheongsong Sim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Hwan, King Myeongjong. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1545 until her husba ...

Biography

In 1557, Yi Bu at 7 years old was chosen to be a

Crown Prince A crown prince or hereditary prince is the heir apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The female form of the title is crown princess, which may refer either to an heiress apparent or, especially in earlier times, to the wif ...

and later, in 1561 (16th year reign of his father), Yun-Ok (윤옥)'s daughter was chosen as

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(왕세자빈). On 29 September in the same year, his father, King Myeongjong even ordered a major pardon when a circuit prince fell ill. However, he died not long after that only at 12 years old. His tomb then located in Sunchangwon in Seooreung 334-32, Seooreung-ro, Deogyang-gu,

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and was buried along with his wife, Crown Princess Yun, but her body was unknown during the Imjin War Periods.

Family

*Father: King Myeongjong of Joseon (3 July 1532 - 2 August 1567) (조선 명종) **Grandfather: King Jungjong of Joseon (16 April 1488 - 29 November 1544) (조선 중종) **Grandmother: Queen Munjeong of the Papyeong Yun clan (2 December 1501 – 5 May 1565) (문정왕후 윤씨) *Mother: Queen Insun of the Cheongseong Sim clan (7 June 1532 - 12 February 1575) (인순왕후 심씨) **Grandfather: Sim-Gang, Internal Prince Cheongreung (1514 - 1567) (심강 청릉부원군, 沈鋼靑陵府院君) **Grandmother: Internal Princess Consort Wansan of the

Jeonju Yi clan The Jeonju Yi clan () is a Korean clan with the surname Yi. Their Bon-gwan is in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The clan includes the former House of Yi which ruled the Joseon dynasty and the Korean Empire. Their founder was Yi Han (). His des ...

(1512 - 1559) (완산부부인 이씨) * Consorts: # Crown Princess Gonghoe of the Musong Yun clan (1552 - 3 March 1592) (공회빈 윤씨) — No issue. # Consort Yang-Je of the Changwon Hwang clan (양제 황씨) — No issue.

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