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Sunjong (Korean: 순종; Hanja: 純宗; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926), [1] [2] personal name Yi Cheok (이척; 李坧), also known as the Yunghui Emperor (융희제; 隆熙帝), was the last Korean monarch. He ruled from 1907 to 1910 as the second and last emperor of the Korean Empire.
Emperor Gojong had nine sons, but only three princes who survived to adulthood: the second son, Crown Prince Yi Cheok; the fifth son, Yi Kang, and the seventh son, Yi Un. The Crown Prince, Yi Cheok, became Emperor Sunjong, the last monarch of the Korean Empire. Since Emperor Sunjong never had issue, his younger brother, Yi Un, the Prince ...
Yi Myeongbok was born on 25 July 1852, in Jeongseonbang (정선방; 貞善坊) district, Seoul, Joseon. He was born into the royal House of Yi, and was the son of Yi Ha-eung and Lady Min. [1] After King Cheoljong died without son, the influential Andong Kim clan nominated Yi as the next King. Yi became Prince Ik-seon, shortly before his ...
Yi Seok (Korean: 이석; born 3 August 1941) is a South Korean entrepreneur.He is a member of the House of Yi, the royal house of Joseon and Korean Empire.He is the 10th son of Prince Yi Kang, the fifth son of Emperor Gojong, and one of his consorts, Lady Hong Chŏng-sun.
Yi Do 이도 King Jangheon Yeongmun Yemu Inseong Myeonghyo the Great 장헌영문예무인성명효대왕 5 Munjong: 1450–1452: Yi Hyang 이향 ... Yi Cheok 이척 ...
Because the seat was vacant, Imperial Consort Sunheon recommended the adoptive great-granddaughter of Yun after Crown Prince Yi Cheok's first wife, Crown Princess Consort Min, died on 5 November 1904. Yun Jeung-sun married the 32-year-old Crown Prince Cheok on 24 January 1907 at the age of 13.
According to the decree of Emperor Meiji promulgated at the time of the annexation of Korea in 1910, only eight people: Yi Hui, Gojong of Korea, Yi Cheok, Sunjong of Korea, Yun Jeung-sun, Empress Sunjeong, Yi Eun, King Yeongchin, Yi Kang, King Uichin, Kim Suk, Queen Uichin, Yi Jae-myeon, King Heungchin, and Queen Heungchin; were granted a new ...
Each monarch had a posthumous name that included either the title Wang ("King"), Hwangje ("Emperor"), Daewang ("King X the Great"), or Daeje ("Emperor X the Great"). For the sake of consistency, the title "King/Emperor" has been added to each monarch's temple name in the list below.