Wonjong of Goryeo

Wonjong
원종
元宗
King of Goryeo
First reign1260–1269
Coronation1260
PredecessorGojong of Goryeo
SuccessorYeongjong of Goryeo
Second reign1269–1274
Coronation1269
PredecessorYeongjong of Goryeo
SuccessorChungnyeol of Goryeo
King Emeritus of Goryeo
Reign1269–1269 (five months)
Coronation1269
PredecessorPosition established
SuccessorKing Emeritus Wang Sim
BornWang Jeon
5 April 1219
Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Died23 July 1274(1274-07-23) (aged 55)
Jesang Palace, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Burial
Soreung (소릉; 韶陵)
Spouse
(m. 1235; died 1237)
(m. 1244⁠–⁠1274)
Issue
Posthumous name
Great King Sunhyo
(순효대왕, 順孝大王; given by Goryeo dynasty)
King Chunggyeong
(충경왕, 忠敬王; given by Yuan dynasty in 1310)
Temple name
Wonjong (원종; 元宗)
HouseWang
DynastyGoryeo
FatherGojong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Anhye
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
왕정
Hanja
王禎
RRWang Jeong
MRWang Chŏng
Monarch name
Hangul
원종
Hanja
元宗
RRWonjong
MRWŏnjong
Courtesy name
Hangul
일신
Hanja
日新
RRIlsin
MRIlsin
Posthumous name
Hangul
순효대왕
Hanja
順孝大王
RRSunhyo daewang
MRSunhyo taewang
Former names
Hangul
왕전, 왕식
Hanja
王倎, 王植
RRWang Jeon, Wang Sik
MRWang Chŏn, Wang Sik

Wonjong (5 April 1219 – 23 July 1274), personal name Wang Chŏng, was the 24th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea, reigning from 1260 to 1274. His rule was briefly interrupted by that of King Yeongjong in 1269, although the legitimacy of the latter is disputed by scholars.