Princess Heungbang

Princess Heungbang (Hangul: 흥방궁주, Hanja: 興芳宮主) was a Korean Royal Princess as the youngest daughter[3] of Taejo of Goryeo and Queen Sinmyeong,[4] also the younger sister of Tae, Yo, So and Princess Nakrang who married King Gyeongsun of Silla. She later married her half brother, Prince Wonjang[3] and had a son and daughter[5] who would became King Gyeongjong's 5th wife. From her title, Heungbang became the first Korean Princess who held title Gung-ju (궁주, 宮主) which later commonly used during the Goryeo periods.[6]

Princess Heungbang
Princess of Goryeo
PredecessorPrincess Nakrang[1]
SuccessorQueen Daemok[2]
SpousePrince Wonjang
IssueGrand Prince Heungbang
Lady Daemyeong
HouseHouse of Wang (by birth and marriage)
FatherTaejo of Goryeo
MotherQueen Sinmyeong of the Chungju Yu clan
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHeungbang Gungju
McCune–ReischauerHŭngpang Kungch'u

References

  1. Full older sister.
  2. Half younger sister.
  3. "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. "태조 왕건 가계도". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. 韓國人物大辭典 [The Dictionary of Korean] (in Korean). University of Michigan, Midwestern United States: Korea National University of Culture Heritage, South Korea. 1999. p. 594. ISBN 9788983752222.
  6. "궁주(宮主)". Encykorea (in Korean). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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