Princess Ansu Explained

Princess Ansu
Succession:Princess of Goryeo
Coronation:1105
Predecessor:Princess Heungsu
Successor:Princess Boknyeong
Regent:Wang Ong, King Sukjong
Reg-Type:Monarch
Birth Date:before 1105
Birth Place:Goryeo
Spouse:Wang Won
half first cousin
Issue:Wang Gyeong
House:House of Wang (by birth and marriage)
Father:Sukjong of Goryeo
Mother:Queen Myeongui of the Jeongju Yu clan

Princess Ansu, also known as Princess Sunjeong was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the third daughter of King Sukjong and Queen Myeongui.[1] [2] [3]

Biography

Born prior to 1105, she was the third daughter of King Sukjong and Queen Myeongui. The Princess was also the younger sister of the future King Yejong.

She firstly received her title in 1105 (10th year of reign of her father) and was given the "Ansu Palace" as her own mansion after her eldest brother's ascension in the same year. She later married her half uncle's son, Wang Won the Duke Gwangpyeong, and had a son, Wang Gyeong the Duke Anpyeong, who would marry Ansu's niece through her older brother, Princess Heunggyeong .

Family

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 숙종 후비 명의태후 유씨 > 명의태후 유씨의 왕비 책봉과 소생 자녀. History of Goryeo. May 30, 2022. ko.
  2. 신혜영 . June 2020 . 고려 전기 공주 책봉제의 시행과 의의 . 역사와현실 . ko . 116 . 249–289 . 10.35865/YWH.2020.06.116.249 . 1225-6919.
  3. Book: 이화여자대학교여성연구소편 . 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中) . 1985-03-01 . Ewha Womans University Press . 978-89-7300-043-2 . ko.