Crown Prince Hyomyeong
Yi Yeong, Crown Prince Hyomyeong 이영 효명세자 | |
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![]() Half-burnt portrait of Crown Prince Hyomyeong | |
Crown Prince of Joseon | |
Reign | 6 July 1812 - 6 May 1830 |
Predecessor | Crown Prince Yi Gong |
Successor | Crown Prince Yi Cheok |
Born | 18 September 1809 Changdeok Palace, Kingdom of Joseon |
Died | 25 June 1830 Changdeok Palace, Kingdom of Joseon | (aged 20)
Spouse | Queen Sinjeong |
Issue | Heonjong of Joseon |
House | House of Yi |
Father | Sunjo of Joseon |
Mother | Queen Sunwon |
Crown Prince Hyomyeong | |
Hangul | 효명세자 |
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Hanja | 孝明世子 |
Revised Romanization | Hyomyeong Seja |
McCune–Reischauer | Hyomyŏng Seja |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 이영 |
Hanja | 李旲 |
Revised Romanization | Yi Yeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Yŏng |
Crown Prince Hyomyeong (18 September 1809 – 25 June 1830), born Yi Yeong, and posthumously honored as King Munjo, was a member of the Joseon Dynasty.
Life and death[]
The prince was the eldest son of King Sunjo, husband of Queen Sinjeong and father of King Heonjong.[1]
In 1817, the prince was admitted to the Sungkyunkwan. In 1819, he was titled Crown Prince of Joseon. A genius in literature and the arts, he created several court dances (정재) and used court ritual and the arts to validate and augment the King's control over the government.
Hyomyeong first became active in politics when he was only 18, due to his father being ill. Known to have pursued various political reforms, the prince served as Regent in 1827 until his death 3 years later at age 20.[2]
He did have some enemies amongst his maternal relatives, but avoided nepotism and was a talented writer, composer and choreographer.
Legacy[]
The prince was commemorated in an album of six scenes created to celebrate the commencement of his learning at the Songgyungwan, one of a number of documentary paintings (gungjung girokhwa) of the Joseon dynasty.[3]
Among 53 Joseon jeongjaes (정재) or court dances which remain, 26 are his works. His "Chunaengjeon" (Dance of the Spring Nightingale) is the best known and most beloved traditional court dance for its gentle and poetic movements. He was one of the most important people in Korean Court ritual history, along with King Sejong.
Family[]
- Father: King Sunjo of Joseon (29 July 1790 – 13 December 1834) (조선 순조)
- Grandfather : King Jeongjo of Joseon (28 October 1752 – 18 August 1800) (조선 정조)
- Grandmother : Royal Noble Consort Su of the Bannam Park clan (8 May 1770 - 26 December 1822) (수빈 박씨)
- Mother: Queen Sunwon of the Andong Kim clan (8 June 1789 - 21 September 1857) (순원왕후 김씨)
- Grandfather : Kim Jo-sun (1765 - 1832) (김조순)
- Grandmother : Lady Cheongyang of the Cheongsong Shim clan (1766 - 1828) (청송 심씨)
- Consorts and their Respective Issue(s):
- Queen Sinjeong of the Pungyang Jo clan (21 January 1809 - 4 June 1890) (신정왕후 조씨)
- King Heonjong of Joseon (8 September 1827 – 25 July 1849) (조선 헌종)
In popular culture[]
- Portrayed by Park Bo-gum in the 2016 KBS2 TV series Love in the Moonlight.
- Portrayed by Kim Min-jae in the 2018 film Feng Shui.
See also[]
- Crown Prince Hyomyeong and Court Dancing[permanent dead link]
- Hyomyeong, The Crown Prince Who Loved Dancing
- Reenactment of Crown Prince Hyomyeong's Sungkyunkwan Admission Ceremony
References[]
- ^ "효명세자". National Culture. Archived from the original on 2016-04-05.
- ^ "18살에 급서한 효명세자 '문조'로 거한 대우를 받다". Donga Weekly.
- ^ "동궐도에 숨어있는 효명세자에 대한 배려". Kyobo Story.
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