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Status of Yeonryunggun(延齡君) and seeking succession structure in the late period of king Sukjong’s reign - Background of proclaiming Yeonryunggun to the heir in king Gyeongjong’s reign -

  • The Review of Korean History
  • 2023, (149), pp.131-176
  • Publisher : The Historical Society Of Korea
  • Research Area : Humanities > History
  • Received : February 9, 2023
  • Accepted : March 7, 2023
  • Published : March 30, 2023

YOON JEONG 1

1진주교육대학교

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ABSTRACT

This article analyzes activities and status of Yeonryunggun(延齡君) in the late period of king Sukjong’s reign in connection with King Sukjong’s plan to confirm succession structure of the crown prince who didn’t have a successor. Born as the sixth son of King Sukjong also the resuscitation of royal concubine Myeongbin(䄙嬪) Park grew up with a close relationship with the queen Inwon(仁元王后), using Yangsimhab(養心閤) that was an auxiliary space of king’s residence(大內) as his place after his mother’s death. His special status could be confirmed in the fact that he received princess Jeongmyeong’s house(貞明公主) as a private residence(私第) after his wedding and that he stayed at the palace to administer the medicine to King Sukjong even after his independence. As a result, Yeonryunggun emerged as a representative of the royal family, replacing the role of his older brother, Yeonyinggun. It was an attempt to politically connect King Gyeongjong and Yeonryunggun for stabilizing the succession structure to the crown prince who didn’t have a successor. The status of Yeonryunggun could be confirmed by his funeral and adopting second son of Milfunggun(密豐君) who was a legal posterity of crown prince Sohyeon after his untimely death.

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