Crown Prince Uiso (; 27 September 1750 - 17 April 1752) or Crown Prince Successor Uiso (), personal name Yi Jeong () was a

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 ...

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 ...

as 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 ...

and Crown Princess Consort Hyegyeong and was third in line of succession to the throne to

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 ...

. He was the older brother of

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 ...

. His Chinese name was Changheung ().

Biography

His mother,

Lady Hyegyeong Lady Hyegyeong of the Pungsan Hong clan (혜경궁 풍산 홍씨, 惠慶宮豊山洪氏; 6 August 1735 – 13 January 1816), also known as Queen Heongyeong (헌경왕후, 獻敬王后), was a Korean writer and Crown Princess during the Jose ...

, of Pungsan was from a famous royal family line. His maternal grandfather was Hong Bong-han, whose younger brother was Hong In-han, a minister and later Prime Minister of that time. He was the first grandson of the 21st 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 Su ...

and his father,

, was the illegitimate second son of King Yeongjo. King Yeongjo's first son,

Crown Prince Hyojang Crown Prince Hyojang (Hangul: 효장세자, Hanja: 孝章世子; April 4, 1719 – December 16, 1728), personal name Yi Haeng (Hangul: 이행, Hanja: 李緈), was the first son of King Yeongjo of Joseon and his concubine, Royal Noble Consort Jeo ...

, died at the age of 10, leaving

as King Yeongjo's only male descendant. King Yeongjo hoped for another son but instead bore only daughters. Uiso's father

had a severe mental illness and was often at odds with his father, King Yeongjo.

favoured the political party

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, while

supported the ruling party

Noron The Noron () were a political faction of the Joseon Dynasty in Korea. They consisted of the supporters of Song Siyeol after the split of the Westerners. The Noron suffered setbacks with Kim Seok-ju's death in 1684 and Song's execution in 1689. In ...

. Later King Yeongjo had his son,

, executed by locking him in a rice chest and starving him. On September 27, 1750 he was born Changgyeong Palace Gyeongchun Hall, in

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expected great things from him. On May 13, 1751 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 ...

declared him the political heir. In November 1751, his aunt Lady Hyeonbin died, then soon after on 17 April 1752, Crown Prince Uiso died Tongmyongjeon. His grandfather, King Yeongjo took the deaths hard and severed from psychological trauma for some time. He was given a state funeral of

s, from special instructions of King Yeongjo. His body was buried to the south of Mt. Ahnhyon (안현 鞍峴), Bugahyeon-dong in

. King Yeongjo named his grave Uiso grave and wrote the epitaphs, erecting a tombstone. In 1870, his grave name was Uiryong Park (의령원 懿寧園). On June 7, 1949, his grave was moved to Wondang in Goyang.

Family

*Father: King Jangjo of Joseon (13 February 1735 – 12 July 1762) (조선 장조) **Grandfather :

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 ...

(31 October 1694 – 22 April 1776) (조선 영조) **Grandmother : Royal Noble Consort Yeong of the Jeonui Lee clan (15 August 1696 – 23 August 1764) (영빈 이씨) *Mother: Queen Heongyeong of the Pungsan Hong clan (6 August 1735 – 13 January 1816) (헌경왕후 홍씨)Queen Heongyeong is also known as "

" (혜경궁). **Grandfather : Hong Bong-Han (1713 – 1778) (홍봉한) **Grandmother : Lady Lee of the Hansan Lee clan (1713 – 1755) (한산 이씨) #Brother:

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

(28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800) (조선 정조) ##Sister-in-law: Queen Hyoui of the Cheongpung Kim clan (5 January 1754 - 10 April 1821) (효의왕후 김씨) #Sister:

Princess Cheongyeon Princess Cheongyeon (청연공주; 14 July 1754 – 7 July 1821) was a royal princess of the Joseon Dynasty. She was the eldest daughter of Crown Prince Sado and Lady Hyegyeong. Life Princess Cheongyeon was born in the 30th year of Yeongjo rei ...

(1754 - 9 June 1821) (청연공주) ##Brother-in-law: Kim Gi-Seong (? - 1811) (김기성) #Sister: Princess Cheongseon (1756 - 20 July 1802) (청선공주) ##Brother-in-law: Jeong Jae-Hwa (1754 - 1790) (정재화)

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