Jeongye Daewongun

Jeongye Daewongun(hangul:전계대원군, hanja:全溪大院君, March 21, 1785 – November 2, 1841) or Grand Internal Prince Jeongye was a royal family of Korean Joseon dynastys, a biological father of 25th King Cheoljong of Joseon also King Cheoljong was his third Illegitimate son, also he was Illegitimate son of his fathers. His real name was Yi Kwang(hangul:이광, hanja:李㼅), Chinese name was Changgang(hangul:창강, hanja:昌康), first real name was Kwae-deuk(hangul:쾌득, hanja:快得), Hae-dong(hangul:해동, hanja:海東).[1]

Life

On March 21, 1785 he was born in Ganghwa-do, his first name was Kwae-deuk and his name changed from Kawe-deuk to Haedong, after his new name Haedong and after some years his name rechanged from Haedong to Gwang.

He was an Illegitimate son of Prince Euneon and his mother was a concubine Lady Lee of Jeonsan. his father Prince Euneon was an illegitimate son of Crown Prince Sado, also Sado was twenth Illegitimate son of 21st king Yeongjo of Joseon. he was half-nephew of 22th King Jeongjo of Joseons, but he was living time, he did not receive member of royal family treatment. Also he was one bastard of royal family and he was implication to his elder half-brother Prince Sanggye, Prince Sanggye was have Crown prince affairs by Hong Guk-yeong.

he was one of some Illegitimate son of Prince Euneon and two sons of his mother Lady Lee of Jeonsan, first son of Lady Lee of Jeonsan had an early death.

In 1801, his father Prince Euneon was executed as a prisoner of implication of wife Lady Song of Sangsan and his daughter-in-law Lady Sin of Sanggye,[2] Lady Song of Sangsan and Lady Sin of Sanggye was baptized into the Roman Catollic church. Joseon dynastys state religion is Neo-Confucianism, so Lady Song of Sangsan and Lady Sin of Sanggye was executed and his father Prince Euneon was implication and executed.

In 1801 son of Prince Euneon and some Illegitimate son of Prince Euneon were deported to Ganghwa-do, also he was deported to Ganghwa-do, the name of crime is implication of apostate. after he was lifetime was poor farmers. this time, his second eldest brother was terrible fever and nobody helped him, but he alone halped to his second eldest brothers.[3]

In February 1812, Lee Chin-chae and Chung Wu-moon, Park Chong-il, Han Kwang-wu was attempt coup d'état and failure, In February 21 there wwere arrests for Uigeumbu.[4] Uigeumbu was interrogated for them, there was selected king to one son of Prince Euneon.[5][6] Lee Chin-chae, Chung Wu-moon, Park Chong-il, Han Kwang-wu and some rebel rebellion was choose to son of Prince Euneon is unknown. but high government official of Joseon dynastys demands was childs of Prince Euneon was all punishment according to law, but King Sunjo of Joseon was refusal and answers.[7] this time, Prince Jeongye and his half-brother Yi Seong-deuk, other half-brother Yi Dang and other his some half-brothers was avoid danger of execution and have a near-death experience.

In 1822, specially unprison for King Sunjo.[3]

A family of Prince Jeongye and family of Jeongye's was despised to some newly appointed County-governor of Ganghwa and some newly appointed government official of Ganghwa County. In 1831 there was a release of some prisoners, also his family also released by special order of King Sunjo, his half-cousins. He went to Gyeonghaeng-borough in Hanseong. In November 2, 1841. He died at his home Gyeonghaeng-borough in Hanseong at age 56; the cause of death was unknown.

After death

In August 1841, Min Jin-yong, Lee Won-deok was plot a coup d'etat and crown as king to Yi Won-gyeong, primogeniture and legitimate of Jeongye Daewongun. Yi Won-gyeong was the second cousin of King Heonjong of Joseon and great-great grandson of 21st King Yeongjo of Joseon, but Min Jin-yong, Lee Won-deok was plot a coup d'etat was detection and there was executions. so his first son Yi Won-gyeong was executions. His only boode and sole survivors were two Illegitimate sons, Yi Kyung-eung and Yi Won-beom who were deported to Ganghwa-do.

In 1849, his third Illegitimate son Won-beom was King of Joseon dynastys, Prince Jeongye was posthumous conferment of honors Daewongun, later his call Jeongye Daewongun. King Cheoljong was born his a concubine Grand Lady Yeom of Yongsung.

His burial and first grave was Jingwan, Eunpyeong-gu in Seoul, Point 30° degrees northwest of his father Prince Euneon's graves. later his grave was moved to Yeoju. After August 1851, his grave was re-moved to Seondan-ri, Pocheon-eup in county Pocheon, mt Wangbang-san.

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. ↑ 전계대원군 신도비, 경기도 포천시 선단동 산11번지 해룡산 임좌, 37° 51′ 52.32″ N, 127° 9′ 17.69″ E
  2. ↑ wife of Prince Sanggye
  3. 1 2 전계대원군신도비(全溪大院君神道碑) 해석문 (in Korean)
  4. ↑ 이진채·정우문·한광우 등을 국문하다. (in Korean)
  5. ↑ 추국 죄인 이진채를 정법하다 (in Korean)
  6. ↑ 추국 죄인 정우문과 한광우를 정법하다 (in Korean)
  7. ↑ 삼사에서 역적 이인의 아들에 대한 전형을 합계하다 (in Korean)

Further reading

  • Byeon Tae-seop (변태섭) (1999). 韓國史通論 (Hanguksa tongnon) (Outline of Korean history), 4th ed. ISBN 89-445-9101-6.
  • Cummings, Bruce. (1997). Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History. New York. ISBN 0-393-04011-9
  • 완양부대부인 묘비 탁본 (in Korean)
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