Crown Prince Sunhoe

Crown Prince Sunhoe
Hangul	순회세자
Hanja	順懷世子
Revised Romanization	Sunho'e Seja
McCune–Reischauer	Sunho'e Seja
Birth name
Hangul	이부
Hanja	李暊
Revised Romanization	Yi Bu
McCune–Reischauer	Yi P'u
Childhood name
Hangul	곤령
Hanja	崐齡
Revised Romanization	Gonryeong
McCune–Reischauer	Kŏllyŏng
Courtesy name
Hangul	중명
Hanja	重明
Revised Romanization	Jungmyeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'ungmyŏng

Yi Bu, Crown Prince Sunhoe
이부 순회세자
Yi Bu, Crown Prince Sunhoe; 이부 순회세자
Crown Prince of Joseon
Reign	17 August 1557 – 6 October 1563
Predecessor	Crown Prince Yi Ho
Successor	Crown Prince Yi Hon
Born	1 July 1551; Joseon
Died	6 October 1563 (aged 12); Joseon
Burial	Sunchangwon, Seooreung 334-32, Seooreung-ro, Deokyang-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea
Spouse	Crown Princess Gonghoe (before 1563)
House	House of Yi
Father	Myeongjong of Joseon
Mother	Queen Insun

Crown Prince Sunhoe (Korean: 순회세자; Hanja: 順懷世子; 1 July 1551 – 6 October 1563), born Yi Bu, or Lee Bu (Korean: 이부; Hanja: 李暊) was crown prince of Joseon and the only son of Myeongjong of Joseon and Queen Insun.

Biography

In 1557, Yi Bu at 7 years old was chosen to be a Crown Prince and later, in 1561 (16th year reign of his father), Yun-Ok (윤옥)'s daughter was chosen as Crown Princess (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, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea^[2]^[3] 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 (조선 명종; 3 July 1532 – 2 August 1567)
- Grandfather: King Jungjong of Joseon (조선 중종; 16 April 1488 – 29 November 1544)
- Grandmother: Queen Munjeong of the Papyeong Yun clan (문정왕후 윤씨; 2 December 1501 – 5 May 1565)
Mother: Queen Insun of the Cheongseong Sim clan (인순왕후 심씨; 7 June 1532 – 12 February 1575)
- Grandfather: Sim-Gang, Internal Prince Cheongreung (심강 청릉부원군; 沈鋼靑陵府院君; 1514–1567)
- Grandmother: Internal Princess Consort Wansan of the Jeonju Yi clan (완산부부인 이씨; 1512–1559)
Consorts:

Crown Princess Gonghoe of the Musong Yun clan (공회빈 윤씨; 1552 – 3 March 1592) — No issue.
Consort Yang-Je of the Changwon Hwang clan (양제 황씨) — No issue.

References

^ "[경기도의 성곽과 능원] 4. 순창원·수경원·대빈묘". www.kyeonggi.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 20, 2021.
^ "능묘". ynucc.yu.ac.kr (in Korean). Retrieved April 20, 2021.
^ "Royal Tombs". Cultural Heritage Administration (in Korean and English). Retrieved April 20, 2021.

External links

Crown Prince Sunhoe on Sillok (in Korean).
Crown Prince Sunhoe on Encykorea (in Korean).
Crown Prince Sunhoe on Naver (in Korean).

[1] "[경기도의 성곽과 능원] 4. 순창원·수경원·대빈묘". www.kyeonggi.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[2] "능묘". ynucc.yu.ac.kr (in Korean). Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[3] "Royal Tombs". Cultural Heritage Administration (in Korean and English). Retrieved April 20, 2021.

[4] Those who were listed were not reigning monarchs but posthumously recognized; the year following means the year of recognition.

[5] Only the crown princes that didn't become the king were listed; the former year indicates when one officially became the heir and the latter one is that when one died/deposed. Those who ascended to the throne were excluded in the list for simplification.

[6] The title given to the biological father, who never reigned, of the kings who were adopted as the heir to a precedent king.

[7] The de jure monarch of Korea during the era was the Emperor of Japan, while the former Korean emperors were given nobility title "King Yi" instead.