Prince Hyomok | |||||||||||||||||
Prince of Goryeo | |||||||||||||||||
Father: | Taejo of Goryeo | ||||||||||||||||
Mother: | Lady Dongyangwon of the Pyeongsan Yu clan | ||||||||||||||||
Issue: | 1 son | ||||||||||||||||
Birth Name: | Wang Ui | ||||||||||||||||
Birth Place: | Goryeo | ||||||||||||||||
House: | House of Wang | ||||||||||||||||
Religion: | Buddhism | ||||||||||||||||
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Prince Hyomok, personal name Wang Ui, was a prince of Goryeo as the oldest son of Taejo of Goryeo and Lady Dongyangwon.[1] He also was the older brother of Prince Hyoeun. Although his wife was not recorded, with this marriage, he had one son, Prince Hyoeun (孝隱太子) Sook (肅),[2] who later became a Korean Buddhist monk.[3] [4] The crown prince and Prince Hyomok were accused of high treason and murdered.[5]