Jeongjong of Joseon
| Jeongjong of Joseon 朝鮮定宗 조선 정종 | |||||||||
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| Crown prince of Joseon | |||||||||
| Tenure | 14 October 1398 – 22 October 1398 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Crown Prince Yi Bang-seok | ||||||||
| Successor | Crown Prince Yi Bang-won | ||||||||
| King of Joseon | |||||||||
| Reign | 22 October 1398 – 7 December 1400 | ||||||||
| Coronation | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbok Palace, Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Taejo of Joseon | ||||||||
| Successor | Taejong of Joseon | ||||||||
| King Emeritus of Joseon | |||||||||
| Tenure | 7 December 1400 – 24 October 1419 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Title established | ||||||||
| Successor | Taejong of Joseon | ||||||||
| Born | July 26, 1357 Hamhung Royal Villa, Gwiju-dong, Hamheung, Kingdom of Goryeo | ||||||||
| Died | October 24, 1419 (aged 62) Indeok Palace, Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon | ||||||||
| Burial | Huneung Tombs, North Hwanghae Province, North Korea | ||||||||
| Consort | Queen Jeongan | ||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi clan | ||||||||
| Dynasty | House of Yi | ||||||||
| Father | Taejo of Joseon | ||||||||
| Mother | Queen Shinui of the Cheongju Han clan | ||||||||
| Religion | Korean Buddhism, later Neo-Confucianism | ||||||||
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 정종 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 定宗 |
| Revised Romanization | Jeongjong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chŏngjong |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이방과, later 이경 |
| Hanja | 李芳果, later 李曔 |
| Revised Romanization | I Bang-gwa, later I Gyeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Pang-gwa, later Yi Kyŏng |
| Courtesy name | |
| Hangul | 광원 |
| Hanja | 光遠 |
| Revised Romanization | Gwangwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwangwŏn |
Jeongjong of Joseon (26 July 1357 – 24 October 1419) was the second king of the Joseon dynasty. His given name was Yi Bang-gwa (Hangul: 이방과; Hanja: 李芳果). He became king after his father, Yi Seong-gye, (posthumously known as King Taejo) abdicated (resigned) from the throne. He himself abdicated in 1400.