Crown Prince Hyomyeong
| Crown Prince Hyomyeong | |
|---|---|
|
King Munjo Crown Prince of Joseon | |
 | |
| Born | September 18, 1809 |
| Died | 25 June 1830 (aged 20) |
| Spouse | Queen Senjeong |
| Issue | King Heonjong |
| House | House of Yi |
| Father | King Sunjo |
| Mother | Queen Sunwon |
| Crown Prince Hyomyeong | |
| Hangul | 효명세자 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 孝明世子 |
| Revised Romanization | Hyomyeong Seja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hyomyŏng Seja |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이영 |
| Hanja | 李旲 |
| Revised Romanization | Yi Yeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Yŏng |
Crown Prince Hyomyeong (18 September 1809 – 25 June 1830), born Yi Yeong and posthumously called King Munjo, was a prince of the Joseon Dynasty.
Family
The prince was the eldest son of King Sunjo, husband of Queen Senjeong and father of King Heonjong.[1]
Life and death
In 1817, the prince was admitted to the Sungkyunkwan. In 1819, he was titled Crown Prince of Joseon. A genius in literature and the arts, he created several court dances (정재) and used court ritual and the arts to validate and augment the King's control over the government.
Known to have pursued various political reforms, the prince served as Regent in 1827 until his death 3 years later at age 20.[2]
Legacy
The prince was commemorated in an album of six scenes created to celebrate the commencement of his learning at the Songgyungwan, one of a number of documentary paintings (gungjung girokhwa) of the Joseon dynasty.[3]
Among 53 Joseon jeongjaes (정재) or court dances which remain, 26 are his works. His "Chunaengjeon" (Dance of the Spring Nightingale) is the best known and most beloved traditional court dance for its gentle and poetic movements. He was one of the most important people in Korean Court ritual history, along with King Sejong.
Portrayal in adaptations
- Crown Prince Hyeomyeong, portrayed by actor Park Bo-gum, featured as the central character in the youth historical drama Love in the Moonlight (2016) which tells the fictional account of the prince's relationship with his eunuch.
See also
- Crown Prince Hyomyeong and Court Dancing
- Hyomyeong, The Crown Prince Who Loved Dancing
- Reenactment of Crown Prince Hyomyeong's Sungkyunkwan Admission Ceremony
References
- ↑ "효명세자". National Culture.
- ↑ "18살에 급서한 효명세자 '문조'로 거한 대우를 받다". Donga Weekly.
- ↑ "동궐도에 숨어있는 효명세자에 대한 배려". Kyobo Story.