Princess Boryeong (1066–1113) 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 Princess as the younger daughter of King Munjong and

Queen Inye Queen Inye of the Gyeongwon Yi clan (; 1026 – 5 October 1092) or Queen Mother Inyesundeok () was a Korean queen consort as the 2nd wife of Munjong of Goryeo and the first Goryeo queen who came from the powerful Incheon Lee clan, Gyeongwon Yi cl ...

who survived infancy along with her elder sister, Princess Jeokgyeong. She was also the youngest living sister to

Sunjong Sunjong (; 25 March 1874 – 24 April 1926), personal name Yi Cheok (), also known as the Yunghui Emperor (), was the last Korean monarch. He ruled from 1907 to 1910 as the second and last emperor of the Korean Empire. Sunjong was elevated to ...

, Seonjong, and

Sukjong Sukjong () is the temple name of several Korean kings. It can refer to: * Sukjong of Goryeo (1095-1105) * Sukjong of Joseon Sukjong (; 7 October 1661 – 12 July 1720), personal name Yi Sun (), was the 19th monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Ko ...

. She was one of Yi Ja-yeon ()'s maternal granddaughters thus making her the grandniece of

Queen Wonseong Queen Wonseong of the Ansan Kim clan (; 995 – 15 August 1028) or formally called as Grand Queen Mother Wonseong () was a Korean queen consort as the 3rd wife of King Hyeonjong of Goryeo who became the mother of his successors, Deokjong and ...

and Queen Wonpyeong, who were also the older and younger sisters of her paternal grandmother. Her father's 3rd and

4th Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama ...

wife were initially her maternal aunts. The princess later married her first cousin (her

uncle An uncle is usually defined as a male relative who is a sibling of a parent or married to a sibling of a parent, as well as the parent of the cousins. Uncles who are related by birth are second-degree relatives. The female counterpart of an un ...

's son), Wang Yeong () who became the Duke Nakrang upon their marriage. Together, they had 2 sons: Wang Jeong () who would marry King Sukjong's 2nd daughter, Princess Heungsu, and Wang Ji () who held an official position during King Yejong's reign. Princess Boryeong later died a year after her husband in 1113 (8th year reign of her nephew, King Yejong) and was buried in Onreung tomb (), and also received Gyeongsun () as her

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Family

* Father - Wang Hui, Munjong of Goryeo (; 29 October 1019 – 2 September 1083) * Mother -

of the

Incheon Yi clan The Incheon Lee clan () is a Korean clan. Historically known as the Gyeongwon Yi clan or Inju Yi clan, it was one of the most powerful clans in the early Goryeo period due to their status as in-laws of the ruling House of Wang. According to the ...

(; 1026 – 5 October 1092) * Siblings ** Older brother - Wang Hun, Sunjong of Goryeo (; 28 December 1047 – 5 December 1083) ** Older brother - Wang Woon, Seonjong of Goryeo (; 9 October 1049 – 17 June 1094) ** Older brother - Wang Eung, Sukjong of Goryeo (; 2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105) ** Older brother - Wang Hu or Uicheon (; 30 October 1055 – 28 October 1101) ** Older brother - Wang Su, Duke Sangan (; 1057–1095) ** Older brother - Wang Taeng (; 1059–1112) ** Older brother - Wang Bi, Marquis Geumgwan (; 1061–1092) ** Older brother - Wang Eum, Marquis Byeonhan (; 1063–1086) ** Older sister - Princess Jeokgyeong (; 1064 – ?) ** Older brother - Wang Chim, Marquis Nakrang (; 1065–1083) ** Younger brother - Wang Gyeong (; 1067 – ?) * Husband - Wang Yeong, Duke Nakrang (; 1042–1112) ** Father-in-law - Wang Gi, King Jeonggan (; 1021–1069) ** Unnamed mother-in-law (1020 – ?) * Issue ** Son - Wang Jeong, Count Seunghwa (; 1088–1130) *** Daughter-in-law - Princess Heungsu of the Kaeseong Wang clan (; 1088–1123) **** Grandson - Wang Gi, Count Hannam (; 1105 – ?) **** Grandson - Wang Jae (; 1110–1164) ** Son - Wang Ji (; 1088 – ?) *** Unnamed daughter-in-law (1085 – ?)

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Goryeosa ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is an extensive historical record of the Goryeo dynasty, compiled by the officials of Goryeo's successor state, Joseon. Its compilation started during the reign of Taejo of Joseon, Taejo (the founding ...

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