Grand Prince Wà Âlsan (; 18 December 1454 â 21 December 1488) was a Korean Royal Prince as the oldest son of Deokjong of Joseon and Queen Sohye. His personal name was Yi Chà Âng ().
He become a Grand Prince in 1470. Even his father was honoured as King Uigyeong () in 1470, Great King Hoegan () in 1475, and given temple name Deokjong (), the Prince didn't succeed his father as a Crown Prince. Later, he built a villa in his hometown in Bukchon and spent his life reading books and writing poetry there.
The Prince was born on 18 December 1454 as the oldest son of Crown Prince Uigyeong and Crown Princess Han of the Cheongju Han clan, he was also the oldest grandson of King Sejo. When the Prince was young, he grew up under the love of his grandfather. In 1457, his father died suddenly, then he was raised in the court by his grandfather.
In 1460 (6th year reign of his grandfather), he was appointed as Prince WÃ Âlsan (). When his uncle, Yejong of Joseon died suddenly at the young age, his little brother was appointed as the new King for succeeded him and then, he was appointed as Grand Prince WÃ Âlsan ().
On 19 August 1466, when the Prince was 9 year old, he then married Lady Pak, the daughter of Pak Chungsà Ân () from the Suncheon Park clan and Lady Hà  () of the Yangcheon Heo clan. Lady Pak was one year older than the Prince.
After his death, Seongjong firstly gave him a posthumous name as Konggan () then changed into Hyomun (). After his death, the Prince was buried in 427, Sinwon-ri, Wondang-myeon, Goyang-gun, Gyeonggi Province (now is Sinwon-dong, Deokyang-gu, Goyang-si, South Korea) alongside his wife, Grand Princess Consort Seungpyeong. His concubine, Lady Kim () was also buried nearby from his. His tombstone was written by Im Sahong () in 1498 (4th year reign of Yeonsangun of Joseon).
The Prince often wrote some poems such as:
And his other poems were also introduced to Ming dynasty and some of them were added to the Chà Ânusanyà Âljo Poetry Book () in China.
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