Jungjong of Joseon
| Jungjong 중종 中宗 | |||||||||||||
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| King of Joseon | |||||||||||||
| Reign | 18 September 1506 – 9 December 1544 | ||||||||||||
| Enthronement | Geunjeongjeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng | ||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Yeonsangun | ||||||||||||
| Successor | Injong | ||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1488 Gyotaejeon Hall, Gyeongbokgung, Hansŏng, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Died | 9 December 1544 (aged 56) Hwangyeongjeon Hall, Changgyeonggung, Hansŏng, Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Burial | Jeongneung Mausoleum, Seonjeongneung Cluster, Gangnam District, South Korea | ||||||||||||
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| Clan | Jeonju Yi | ||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Yi | ||||||||||||
| Father | Seongjong of Joseon | ||||||||||||
| Mother | Queen Jeonghyeon | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Korean Confucianism (Neo-Confucianism) | ||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 이역 | ||||||||||||
| Hanja | 李懌 | ||||||||||||
| RR | I Yeok | ||||||||||||
| MR | I Yŏk | ||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 중종 | ||||||||||||
| Hanja | 中宗 | ||||||||||||
| RR | Jungjong | ||||||||||||
| MR | Chungjong | ||||||||||||
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| Hangul | 낙천 | ||||||||||||
| Hanja | 樂天 | ||||||||||||
| RR | Nakcheon | ||||||||||||
| MR | Nakch'ŏn | ||||||||||||
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Jungjong (Korean: 중종; Hanja: 中宗; 25 April 1488 – 9 December 1544), personal name Yi Yeok (이역; 李懌), firstly titled Grand Prince Jinseong (진성대군; 晉城大君), was the 11th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. He succeeded to the throne after the deposition of his elder half-brother, the tyrannical Yeonsangun.