Prince Hyoseong (; d. 976), personal name Wang Imju () was a Korean Royal Prince as the oldest son of
Taejo of Goryeo
Taejo (; 31 January 877 – 4 July 943), personal name Wang Kŏn (), also known as Taejo Wang Kŏn (), was the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty of Korea. He ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three Kingdoms in 936.
Backgroun ...
and
Lady Cheonan. He was the older brother of
Prince Hyoji and later married his half niece, only daughter of
King Jeongjong and
Queen Munseong. After supported Gwangjong's Kingship reinforcement plan, he and his other half brother,
Prince Wonnyeong was killed in 976 by the released nobles when the King's abolition of the aristocratic deterrence was abolished.
In popular culture
*Portrayed by
Choi Sung-min in the 2002–2003
KBS TV series ''
The Dawn of the Empire''.
*Portrayed by Shin Jung-yoon in the 2015
MBC TV Series ''
Shine or Go Crazy''.
References
Korean princes
Year of birth unknown
976 deaths
10th-century Korean people
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