Grand Prince Yangnyeong (

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: 양녕대군,

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: 讓寧大君, 1394–1462) was a former

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of the

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 r ...

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. He was the first son and fourth child of King Taejong and his wife, Queen Wongyeong. Yangnyeong was the elder brother of

Sejong the Great Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do (Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great (Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. Initial ...

, and an ancestor of

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, an independence activist and the first

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Biography

He was born as Yi Je (Hangul: 이제, Hanja: 李禔) in 1394. Originally his father appointed him as the Crown Prince but he eventually executed Queen Wongyeong's brothers and in the 18th year of his reign replaced prince Yangnyeong with his third son prince Chungnyeong as his successor. Known for his

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and

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skills, the former Crown Prince viewed himself as lacking in the requisite skills for kingship and believed that

Sejong Sejong of Joseon (15 May 1397 – 8 April 1450), personal name Yi Do ( Korean: 이도; Hanja: 李祹), widely known as Sejong the Great ( Korean: 세종대왕; Hanja: 世宗大王), was the fourth ruler of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. I ...

was destined to become king. Considering it his duty to make Sejong king, he purposely acted extremely rude in court. On May 1415, he caused a scandal when he had an affair with Chogungjang, the kisaeng of his uncle and former king, Jeongjong. Yangnyeong was unaware that Chogungjang was his uncle's woman. On 15 February 1417, Yangnyeong secretly brought in Eori, the concubine of Gwak Seon, into the palace. She later became pregnant with the crown prince's child. Due to Yangnyeong's behavior, King Taejong dethroned Crown Prince Yangnyeong from the role of the crown prince on 3 June 1418. Grand Prince Hyoryeong, Yangnyeong's second brother, had similar feelings about Chungyeong being king, and so he became a monk in a

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temple. It is possible that King Taejong’s willingness to execute troublesome family members helped to encourage his first two sons to step aside, allowing King Taejong's third and favorite son to become King Sejong. This plot ultimately brought

to the throne. Later, Yangnyeong became a wandering traveler and lived in the mountains. After

had taken the throne, the relationship between the brothers was strong, and Sejong often invited Yangnyeong to the palace. Yangnyeong lived as a wanderer and died in 1462, almost living for 68 years. The tomb of Prince Yangneong was reopened in 2018 to the public after 18 years of closure.

Family

*Father: King Taejong of Joseon (조선 태종) (13 June 1367 - 30 May 1422) ** Grandfather: King Taejo of Joseon (조선 태조) (27 October 1335 - 18 June 1408) ** Grandmother: Queen Shinui of the Anbyeon Han clan (신의왕후 한씨) (1337 - 21 October 1391) *Mother: Queen Wongyeong of the Yeoheung Min clan (원경왕후 민씨) (29 July 1365 - 18 August 1420) ** Grandfather: Min Je (민제, 閔霽) (1339 - 1408) ** Grandmother: Lady Song of the Yeosan Song clan (여산 송씨, 礪山宋氏) (1342 - 1424) *Consorts and their respective issue: # Princess Consort Suseong of the Gwangsan Kim clan (수성군부인 김씨) ## Princess Jaeryeong (재령군주) or Princess Jeonui (전의현주) (1409 - 1444) ## Yi Gae, Prince Sunseong (이개 순성군) (? - 2 September 1462) ## Princess Yangcheon (영천군주) (1412 - 5 April 1442) ## Yi Po, Prince Hamyang (이포 함양군) (1417 - 21 June 1475) ## Yi Hye, Prince Seosan (이혜 서산군) (? - 10 April 1451) ## Princess Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (현주 이씨) ## Princess Yeongpyeong (영평현주) ## Princess Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (현주 이씨) # Kisaeng Bong Ji-ryeon (기생 봉지련) # Unknown concubine ## Yi Gyeom (이겸) ## Yi Heun (이흔) ## Yi Seong (이성) ## Yi Sun (이순) ## Yi Sim (이심) ## Yi Gwang-seok (이광석) ## Yi Gwang-geun (이광근) # Kisaeng Eori (기생 어리) ## Princess Yi of the Jeonju Yi clan (현주 이씨) # Kisaeng Chogungjang (초궁장) # Kisaeng Jeonghyang (기생 정향) # Kisaeng Chil Jeom-saeng (기생 칠점생) # Unknown concubine ## Lady Yi ## Lady Yi ## Lady Yi ## Lady Yi ## Lady Yi # Unknown slave ## Lady Yi ## Princess Yi Gu-ji (현주 이구지) # Unknown concubine ## Lady Yi ## Lady Yi ## Lady Yi ## Princess Yi Geon-yi (현주 이건이)

Popular culture

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in the 1996-1998

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''. * Portrayed by Park Sang-min, Jung Chan-woo and Lee In in the 2008

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Trivia

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