Crown Prince Sunhoe (; 1 July 1551 – 6 October 1563), born Yi Bu, or Lee Bu () was

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, crown princess, is held by a woman who is heir apparent or is married to the heir apparent. ''Crown prince ...

Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

and the only son of

Myeongjong of Joseon Myeongjong (; 13 July 1534 – 12 August 1567), personal name Yi Hwan (), was the 13th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He was the second son of King Jungjong, born to Queen Munjeong. He ascended to the throne in 1545 at the age ...

and

Queen Insun Queen Insun (; 27 June 1532 – 12 February 1575), of the Cheongsong Sim clan, was a posthumous name bestowed to the wife and queen consort of Yi Hwan, King Myeongjong. She was queen consort of Joseon from 1545 until her husband's death in 1567, ...

Biography

The prince was born on 1 July 1551 to Queen Insun and King Myeongjong as their only son. In his childhood, he was named Gon-ryeong () but was eventually given his birth name Yi Bu. In 1557, Yi Bu at 6 years old was chosen to be a

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and later, in 1561 (16th year reign of his father), Yun Ok ()'s daughter was chosen to be his wife and Crown Princess Consort (). On 29 September in the same year, his father, King Myeongjong even ordered a major pardon when the prince fell ill. However, he died not long after that at 12 years old in 1563; his wife outlived him by 29 years. His tomb is located in Sunchangwon in Seooreung 334-32, Seooreung-ro, Deogyang District,

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, South Korea and was buried along with his wife, Crown Princess Yun, but her body was lost during the Imjin War Period.

Family

*Father: King Myeongjong of Joseon (; 3 July 1532 – 2 August 1567) **Grandfather:

King Jungjong of Joseon Jungjong (; 25 April 1488 – 9 December 1544), personal name Yi Yeok (), firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong (), was the 11th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his elder half-brother, ...

(; 16 April 1488 – 29 November 1544) **Grandmother: Queen Munjeong of the Papyeong Yun clan (; 2 December 1501 – 5 May 1565) *Mother: Queen Insun of the Cheongseong Sim clan (; 7 June 1532 – 12 February 1575) **Grandfather: Sim-Gang, Internal Prince Cheongreung (; 1514–1567) **Grandmother: Yi Hui-gyeong, Internal Princess Consort Wansan of the

Jeonju Yi clan The Jeonju Yi clan () is a Korean clan with the surname Yi. Their ''bon-gwan'' is in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province. The clan includes the House of Yi that led Joseon and the Korean Empire. Their founder was . He was Minister of Works () durin ...

(; 1512–1559) * Consorts: # Crown Princess Gonghoe of the Musong Yun clan (; 1552 – 3 March 1592) — No issue. # Consort Yang-Je of the Changwon Hwang clan (; 1555–?) — No issue.

References

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