Princess Heungbang 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 youngest daughter
of
King Taejo and
Queen Sinmyeong. She was also the younger sister-in-law of
King Gyeongsun of Silla, who later married her half brother,
Prince Wonjang.
Princess Heungbang had a son
Prince Heungbang and a daughter
Lady Daemyeong
Lady Daemyeong of the Chŏngju Yu clan () was a member of the Goryeo royal family. She was the paternal and maternal granddaughter of King Taejo, via Prince Wonjang and Princess Heungbang who were both half-siblings. She became the fifth wife o ...
, who would become
King Gyeongjong's fifth wife. From her title, Heungbang became the first Korean Princess who held the title ''Gung-ju'' (). The use of the title ''Gung-ju'' for the king's daughter began with the case of Princess Heungbang. In addition, the title ''Gung-ju'' was also used for princesses, and this form continued throughout the
Goryeo periods.
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