Prince Jeongwon or GreatPrince Jeongwon(정원대원군, 1580 - 1619) was Prince of Joseon Dynasty

Joseon Dynasty

Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...

s. illegitimate son of 14th King Seonjo

Seonjo of Joseon

King Seonjo ruled in Korea between 1567 and 1608. He was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. He is known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign, although political chaos and his incompetent leadership during the Japanese invasions of Korea...

. half brother of King Gwanghaegun of Joseon. father of Injo

Injo of Joseon

Injo of Joseon was the sixteenth king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty. He was the grandson of Seonjo, son of Grandprince Jeongwon...

. his name was Lee Boo(이부, 李琈).

he was first title of Prince Jeongwon (定遠君 ,정원군) and later title was GrandPrince Jeongwon(定遠大院君 ,정원대원군). when 1592, in Japanese invasions of Korea, he was ran away with the king Seonjo

Seonjo of Joseon

King Seonjo ruled in Korea between 1567 and 1608. He was the fourteenth king of the Joseon Dynasty. He is known for encouraging Confucianism and renovating state affairs at the beginning of his reign, although political chaos and his incompetent leadership during the Japanese invasions of Korea...

 1604 he was received the award, Performed when the king in recognition of escape.

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• History of Korea
  History of Korea
  The Korean Peninsula was inhabited from the Lower Paleolithic about 400,000-500,000 years ago. Archeological evidence indicates that the presence of modern humans in northeast Asia dates to 39,000 years ago. The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC, and the Neolithic period began...
  
  
• Rulers of Korea