Wang Sŏ, known by his title of Marquess Deokyang and later Duke Yangyang, was a
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...
Royal Prince as the second son of
King Sinjong and
Queen Seonjeong, also the only younger brother of
King Huijong. Through his third son, he would eventually become an ancestor of
King Gongyang. In 1204, his father visited his manor, but died there not long after that. In 1211, he was exiled alongside Huijong by
Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn to
Ganghwa Island
Ganghwa Island (), also Ganghwado, is an island in Ganghwa County, Incheon, South Korea. It is in the Yellow Sea and in an estuary of the Han River.
The island is separated from Gimpo (on the South Korean mainland) by a narrow channel spanned ...
.
Family and ancestry
Close relatives
*Older brother:
Wang Yŏng, King Huijong
**Sister-in-law:
Queen Seongpyeong of the Jangheung Im clan
***Nephew:
Duke Changwon
***Nephew: Marquess Siryeong
***Nephew: Duke Gyeongwon
***Nephew: Grand Priest Wonjeong
***Nephew: Grand Priest Chungmyeong
***Niece:
Queen Anhye
***Niece: Princess Yeongchang
***Niece: Princess Deokchang
***Niece: Princess Gasun
***Niece: Princess Jeonghui
*Younger sister:
Princess Heungdeok
*Younger sister:
Princess Gyeongnyeong
*Issue:
#Wang Wi (; d. 1216)
#Wang Pyŏng ()
#Wang In, Duke Sian (; d. 1275)
#Wang Hŭi, Duke Yeongan (; d. 1263)
#Lady Wang of the Kaesong Wang clan ()
Ancestry
Descendants
Both of his eldest son and youngest son had no children.
;
From second son, Wang Pyŏng:
*Wang Hu ()
*Wang Yu ()
*Wang Hŭi ()
;
From third son, Wang In, Duke Sian:
*Wang Chŏng ()
*
Princess Jeongsin of the Kaesong Wang clan (regnal name Jeonghwa), first wife of
King Chungnyeol
*Wang Yŏng, Marquess Seowon and Duke Yeongheon (), married Lady Sunan of Byeonhan State of the Hwangbo clan ()
**
Royal Consort Jeongbi of the Kaeseong Wang clan, third wife of
King Chungseon of Goryeo
**Wang Pun, Marquess Ikyang (), married Lady Janggyeong of Jinhan State of the Miryang Park clan ()
**Wang Chŏn, Prince Seoheung ()
*Wang Wŏn ()
References
External links
Duke Yangyangon ''
Doosan Encyclopedia
''Doosan Encyclopedia'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (). The encyclopedia is based on the ''Dong-A Color Encyclopedia'' (), which comprises 30 volumes and began to be published in 1982 by Dong-A Publishing (). ...
'' .
Duke Yangyangon the ''
Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' () is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. It was originally published as physical books from 1991 to 2001. There is now an online version of the ...
'' .
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Goryeo princes
Korean dukes
Korean marquises
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13th-century Korean people