Princess Deoknyeong (Goryeo) Explained

Princess Deoknyeong
Succession:Princess of Goryeo
Coronation:1148
Predecessor:Princess Seunggyeong
Successor:Princess Changrak
Regent:Wang Hae, King Injong
Reg-Type:Monarch
Death Date:1192
Death Place:Goryeo
Spouse:Wang Gam; first cousin once removed
Issue:Crown Princess Hyoryeong
House:House of Wang (by birth and marriage)
Father:Injong of Goryeo
Mother:Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan

Princess Deoknyeong (; d. 1192) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the second daughter of King Injong and Queen Gongye.[1]

In 1148, she and her elder sister formally became a princess .[2] Then, she married her great-grandfather's grandson, Wang Gam the Duke Gangyang and had a daughter who would marry Deoknyeong's nephew, Crown Prince Hyoryeong in 1168 and became the crown princess .[3]

Princess Deoknyeong was said to have a very beautiful appearance, and can have a good conversation with everyone despite her elegant behavior. Due to this, her eldest brother who was the king–Uijong, invited her to the palace day and night, stayed with him, drank and sang together until got very drunk, which there was a scandal circulated outside the palace at this time.[4] Thus, Uijong became very angry with official Mun Geuk-gyeom who appealed this fact to him and burned Mun's complaont, even demoted him to Hwangju.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 인종 후비 공예태후 임씨 > 왕후 임씨를 왕태후로 책봉하다. History of Goryeo. March 25, 2023. ko.
  2. Web site: 고려사 > 권17 > 세가 권제17 > 의종(毅宗) 2년 > 11월 > 왕의 누이들을 궁주로 책봉하다. History of Goryeo. March 25, 2023. ko.
  3. Web site: 고려사 > 권18 > 세가 권제18 > 의종(毅宗) 22년 > 1월 > 왕감의 딸을 태자비로 삼다. History of Goryeo. March 25, 2023. ko.
  4. Web site: 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 인종 소생 공주 > 덕녕궁주. History of Goryeo. March 25, 2023. ko.