Prince Yeongyang should not be confused with Yeongyang County.
| Prince Yeongyang | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succession: | Prince of Joseon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign: | ?–1561 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Prince Geumwon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor: | Prince Deokyang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Name: | Yi Geo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1521 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Joseon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death Date: | 6 September 1561 (aged 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Joseon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial Place: | Injwawon, Hurok Village, Sasi-ri, Jangdo-myeon, Jangdan-gun, Gyeonggi Province | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse: | An Bang-hyang, Princess Consort Gyeongyang of the Sunheung An clan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issue: | Yi Su-jeon (adopted) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal House: | House of Yi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father: | Jungjong of Joseon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother: | Royal Noble Consort Chang of the Ansan An clan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prince Yeongyang (; 29 May 1521 – 6 September 1561), personal name Yi Geo was a Royal Prince of the Joseon period as the 4th son of Yi Yeok, King Jungjong, from Royal Noble Consort Chang.[1] He was the paternal uncle of the 14th monarch, Yi Yeon, King Seonjo. He was said to be gentle and humble. He was the founder of "Cadet branch of Prince Yeongyang of the Jeonju Yi clan" .[2]
According to Veritable Records of the Joseon Dynasty, it was recorded that he and his half older-sister, Princess Uihye decorated their private manor (close with Princess Hyojeong's manor) in a lavish manner and got criticized for it.[3] [4]
He later married the daughter of An Se-hyeong who served as the Left Chanseong of Joseon State Council, Princess Consort Gyeongyang of the Sunheung An clan .[5] However, since they two had no any issue, so they adopted Yi Su-jeon, a Heungnyeong Deputy Chief .[6] Su-jeon was the biological son of Yi Seok-su and the grandson of Yi Jong, Prince Musan, who was the 12nd son of Seongjong of Joseon. As Su-jeon become Geo's son, he then become "Prince Heungnyeong" . Meanwhile, Yeongyang later died on 6 September 1561 at 40 years old and received his royal titles.
His tomb was firstly located at Dongjak-ri, Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi Province (now Dongjak-ri, Dongjak-gu, Seoul-si), right from his mother, but was moved to Injwawon, Hurok Village, Sasi-ri, Jangdo-myeon, Jangdan-gun, Gyeonggi Province on 26 February 1581 along with his wife, then his tombstone was erected in 1941 after the Korean Empire and South Korea was established.[7]
His inscription was written by two different peoples, first, by Min Gyeong-sik whom graduated in Hongmungwan University and became the 2nd rank military officer of Hanseong-bu and secondly, by Yi Beom-seok who was graduated in Hongmungwan University too.