Princess Heungsu Explained

Princess Heungsu
Succession:Princess of Goryeo
Coronation:1102
Predecessor:Princess Daeryeong
Successor:Princess Ansu
Regent:Wang Ong, King Sukjong
Reg-Type:Monarch
Birth Date:1088
Birth Place:Goryeo
Death Date:1123 (aged 35)
Death Place:Goryeo
Spouse:Wang Jeong; second cousin
Issue:Wang Gi
Wang Jae
House:House of Wang (by birth and marriage)
Father:Sukjong of Goryeo
Mother:Queen Myeongui of the Jeongju Yu clan

Princess Heungsu (; 1088–1123) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the second daughter of King Sukjong and Queen Myeongui[1] who later married her uncle's son–Wang Jeong the Count Seunghwa, and received "2,000 sik-eup" (식읍 2,000호) and "300 sik-sil" .[2]

She firstly received her title and honor as a princess in 1102 (7th years reign of her father) and in 1105 (her eldest brother's ascension), she was given the "Sungdeok Palace" as her own mansion.[3] That same year, Heungsu gave birth to her first son and upon hearing this, her eldest brother sent Gim Go on board to gave many gifts to her.[4] According to the records that were left and found, she bore Wang Jeong two sons: Wang Gi and Wang Jae . Meanwhile, the princess died in 1123 (ascension year of her nephew) and her husband died seven years after her in 1130.

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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. Book: 1985. 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中). A Collection of Korean Women's Relationships: The Middle Ages (Part 2). ko. 78. Ewha Womans University Women's Research Center. Ewha Womans University Press. 9788973000432 .
  3. Web site: 고려사 > 권12 > 세가 권제12 > 예종(睿宗) 즉위년 > 10월 > 세 공주에게 궁전을 내려주다. History of Goryeo. May 30, 2022. ko.
  4. Book: 1991. 고려사, Volume 8. History of Goryeo, Volume 8. 135. ko. University of California. Yeogang Publishing House.
  5. Web site: 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 예종 소생 공주 > 승덕공주 . May 30, 2022 . . ko.
  6. Web site: 고려사 > 권18 > 세가 권제18 > 의종(毅宗) 18년 > 9월 > 수사공 왕재가 죽다. History of Goryeo. May 30, 2022. ko.