Princess Hyohoe (; 1183–1199) or posthumously called Princess Heungdeok () 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 first and oldest daughter of
King Sinjong and
Queen Seonjeong who was born when her father was still the Duke Pyeongnyang () and was the younger sister of
King Huijong.
She married Wang Ch'un () who was the descendant of
Wang Ki, Duke Pyeongyang, the son of
King Hyeonjong and then given a title as ''Duke Hawon'' (). However, she later died in 1199 at 17 years old. Her death made her parents become very sad. After her death, her husband remarried with
Princess Suryeong
Princess Suryeong (1178–?) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the first and eldest daughter of King Gangjong when he was still a crown prince, from his first former wife, Queen Sapyeong, who was the daughter of Yi Ŭi-bang. She was the older half- ...
, only daughter of
King Gangjong.
Family
*Father:
Sinjong of Goryeo
Sinjong (11 August 1144 – 15 February 1204, r. 1197–1204), personal name Wang T'ak, was the twentieth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The fifth son of King Injong, King Sinjong took the throne after his brother King Myeongjong was s ...
(1144–1204)
*Mother:
Queen Seonjeong (d. 1222)
*Older brother:
Huijong of Goryeo
Huijong (21 June 1181 – 31 August 1237), personal name Wang Yŏng, was the 21st king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.
It is said of King Huijong that if he were to have grown old he would have made a great king. When his father ascended to the ...
(1181–1237)
*Older brother:
Wang Sŏ, Duke Yangyang
*Younger sister:
Princess Gyeongnyeong
*Husband: Wang Ch'un, Duke Hawon ()
References
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1183 births
1199 deaths
Goryeo princesses
12th-century Korean women
12th-century Korean people