Princess Heungsu (; 1088–1123) 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 second daughter of King Sukjong and

Queen Myeongui Queen Myeongui of the Chŏngju Yu clan (; d. 8 August 1112) was a Korean queen consort as the first and primary wife of King Sukjong of Goryeo and the mother of most of his children. Biography Marriage and palace life She married Sukjong when h ...

who later married 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 Jeong the Count Seunghwa (), and received "2,000 ''sik-eup''" (식읍 2,000호) and "300 ''sik-sil''" (). 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. 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. 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 In the lineal kinship system used in the English-speaking world, a niece or nephew is a child of an individual's sibling or sibling-in-law. A niece is female and a nephew is male, and they would call their parents' siblings aunt or uncle ...

) and her husband died seven years after her in 1130.

Family

*Father:

Sukjong of Goryeo Sukjong (2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105), personal name Wang Ong, was the 15th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Sukjong rose to the throne in 1095 upon the abdication of his young nephew, King Heonjong. He oversaw various internal i ...

(; 1054 – ?) **Grandfather:

Munjong of Goryeo Munjong (29 December 1019 – 2 September 1083), personal name Wang Hwi, was the 11th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. King Munjong was born in 1019 and reigned from 1046 until his death in 1083. During his reign, the central government ...

(; 1019–1083) **Grandmother:

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 ...

of the

Incheon Lee 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 ...

(; 1026–1092) *Mother: Queen Mother Myeongui of the Jeongju Yu clan (; 1058 – ?) **Grandfather: Yu Hong (; 1021 – ?) **Grandmother: Lady Kim (; 1025 – ?) *Husband: Wang Jeong, Count Seunghwa (승화백 왕정, 承化伯王禎; 1088–1130) **Father-in-law, formerly uncle: Wang Yeong, Duke Nakrang (; 1042–1112); son of

King Jeonggan King Jeonggan (1021–1069; born Wang Ki) was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the 5th son of King Hyeonjong, from Queen Wonhye. He was a brother to King Munjong and Queen Hyosa, also became both of paternal uncle and father-in-law to King Sunjong. He ...

. **Mother-in-law, formerly aunt:

Princess Boryeong Princess Boryeong (1066–1113) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the younger daughter of King Munjong and Queen Inye who survived infancy along with her elder sister, Princess Jeokgyeong. She was also the youngest living sister to Sunjong, Seonjon ...

(; 1066–1113); daughter of King Munjong and

. *Issue(s): **Son: Wang Gi (; 1105 – ?); married his mother's niece– Princess Seungdeok () and became known as "Count Hannam". **Son: Wang Jae (왕재, 王梓; 1110–1164)

References

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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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