Princess Changrak Explained

Princess Changrak
Succession:Princess of Goryeo
Coronation:1151
Predecessor:Princess Deoknyeong
Successor:Princess Yeonghwa
Regent:Wang Hae, King Injong
Reg-Type:Monarch
Birth Date:before 1141
Birth Place:Goryeo
Death Date:1216
Death Place:Goryeo
Spouse:Wang Seong, first cousin
Issue:Wang Won
Wang Jin
Queen Wondeok
House:House of Wang (by birth and marriage)
Father:Injong of Goryeo
Mother:Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan

Princess Changrak (; d. 1216[1]) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the third daughter of King Injong and Queen Gongye who would become the mother of King Gangjong's second wife, Queen Wondeok.

Although the date when she was born is unknown, seeing that her youngest sister was born in 1141, it was believed that she was born before that. In 1151, alongside her younger sister, Princess Yeonghwa, they formally became a princess .[2] Then, she married her paternal aunt's son–Wang Seong the Marquess Sinan [3] and had two sons: Wang Won the Marquess Gyeseong and Wang Jin the Marquess Yeongin who would become the father of King Huijong's wife, also a daughter who married King Gangjong.[4] Meanwhile, since came from the same ancestor, the princess was once Wang Seong's paternal fourth cousin.[5]

To honor his deceased maternal grandmother, King Gojong reduced the number of palace's side dishes and ordered his officials to wore mourning clothes for a day. Meanwhile, Wang Seong died in 1178 (8th years reign of King Myeongjong) and suspended the inquiry for three days.

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Notes and References

  1. In the Korean calendar (lunar), she died on 27th days 1st months 1216.
  2. Web site: 고려사 > 권17 > 세가 권제17 > 의종(毅宗) 5년 > 4월 > 왕의 누이들을 궁주로 책봉하다. History of Goryeo. March 25, 2023. ko.
  3. Web site: 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 인종 소생 공주 > 창락궁주. History of Goryeo. March 25, 2023. ko.
  4. Web site: 고려사 > 권19 > 세가 권제19 > 명종(明宗) 5년 > 9월 > 왕성의 딸을 태자비로 삼다. History of Goryeo. March 25, 2023. ko.
  5. Web site: 고려사 > 권90 > 열전 권제3 > 종실(宗室) > 현종 왕자 평양공 왕기 > 승화백 왕정. History of Goryeo. March 25, 2023. ko.