Myŏngbok Yi (1852 - 1919)

Born 25 Jul 1852 in Unhyeon Palace, Hanseong, Joseon (now South Korea)

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Died 21 Jan 1919 at age 66 in Deoksu Palace, Keijō (Seoul), Japanese Korea

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Biography

Myŏngbok Yi is Notable.

Gojong was the penultimate Korean monarch. He ruled Korea for 43 years, from 1864 to 1907, first as the last king of Joseon, and then as the first Emperor of the Korean Empire from 1897 until his forced abdication in 1907.

Korean Name (Hangul/Hanja): 고종 / 高宗

Westernized: Yi Myeong-bok (Yi is the Family Name, Myeong-bok is the Given Name)

Courtesy Name: Seongrim

Temple Name: Gojong

Myŏngbok Yi is Notable.

Yi Myeong-bok was the twenty-sixth king of the Joseon dynasty and the first Emperor of the Korea Empire.

Consorts and their Respective Issue(s)

1. Empress Myeongseong of the Yeoheung Min clan (19 October 1851 – 8 October 1895) (명성황후 민씨) [6]
   1. Unnamed son (1871)
   2. Unnamed daughter (1873)
   3. Crown Prince Yi Cheok (25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926) (이척 황태자)
   4. Unnamed son (1875)
   5. Unnamed son (1878)
2. Imperial Noble Consort Sunheon of the Yeongwol Eom clan (2 February 1854 – 20 July 1911) (순헌황귀비 엄씨)
   1. Yi Un, Crown Prince Uimin (20 October 1897 – 1 May 1970) (이은 의민태자)
3. Imperial Consort Yeongbo Gwi-in of the Gyeongju Lee clan (1843 – 17 December 1928) (영보당귀인 이씨)
   1. Yi Seon, Prince Wanhwa (16 April 1868 – 12 January 1880) (이선 완화군)
   2. Unnamed daughter (1871 – 1872)
4. Imperial Consort Gwi-in of the Deoksu Jang clan (귀인 장씨)
   1. Yi Kang, Prince Uihwa (30 March 1877 – August 1955) (이강 의화군)
5. Imperial Consort Gwanghwa Gwi-in of the Lee (1887 – 1970) (광화당 귀인 이씨)
   1. Prince Yi Yuk (1914 – 1915) (이육)
6. Imperial Consort Bohyeon Gwi-in of the Haeju Jeong clan (1882 – 1943) (보현당 귀인 정씨)
   1. Prince Yi U (20 August 1915 – 25 July 1916) (이우)
7. Imperial Consort Boknyeong Gwi-in of the Cheongju Yang clan (27 September 1882 – 22 April 1929) (복녕당 귀인 양씨)
   1. Princess Deokhye (25 May 1912 – 21 April 1989) (덕혜옹주)
8. Imperial Consort Naean Gwi-in of the Lee clan (1847 – 13 February 1914) (내안당 귀인 이씨)
   1. Unnamed daughter (1879 – 1880)
9. Lady Kim of the Samchuk Hall (1892 – 23 September 1970) (삼축당 김씨)
10. Lady Kim of the Jeonghwa Hall (정화당 상궁 김씨)
11. Court Lady Seo (상궁 서씨)
12. Court Lady Kim (상궁 김씨)
13. Court Lady Jang (궁인 장씨)

Posthumous Name

• His Imperial Majesty, Great Emperor Gojong Tongcheonyung-un Jogeukdonyun Jeongseonggwang-ui Myeonggongdaedeok Yojunsunhwi Umotanggyeong Eungmyeongripgi Jihwasinryeol Oehunhong-eop Gyegiseonryeok Geonhaenggonjeong Yeong-uihonghyu Sugangmunheon Mujanginik Jeonghyo of Korea
• 대한제국 고종 통천융운 조극돈윤 정성광의 명공대덕 요준순휘 우모탕경 응명립기 지화신렬 외훈홍업 계기선력 건행곤정 영의홍휴 수강문헌 무장인익 정효태황제 폐하
• 大韓帝國 高宗 統天隆運 肇極敦倫 正聖光義 明功大德 堯峻舜徽 禹謨湯敬 應命立紀 至化神烈 巍勳洪業 啓基宣曆 乾行坤定 英毅弘休 壽康文憲 武章仁翼 貞孝太皇帝 陛下
• Daehan Jeguk Gojong Tongcheonyung-un Jogeukdonyun Jeongseonggwang-ui Myeonggongdaedeok Yojunsunhwi Umotanggyeong Eungmyeongripgi Jihwasinryeol Oehunhong-eop Gyegiseonryeok Geonhaenggonjeong Yeong-uihonghyu Sugangmunheon Mujanginik Jeonghyo Taehwangje Pyeha

Sources

• Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia:Gojong of Korea, accessed 19 Jan 2018.
• Wikidata: Item Q257425