Prince Jeongyang Explained

Prince Jeongyang should not be confused with U of Goryeo.

Prince Jeongyang
Spouse:Lady, of the Gyoha No clan
Issue:Wang Jo
Wang Gwan
3 daughters
Royal House:House of Wang
Father:Prince Jeongwon
Mother:Princess Boknyeong
Birth Name:Wang U
Birth Place:Gaegyeong-si, Goryeo
Death Date:23 March 1397
Death Place:Hanseong-bu, Joseon
Regnal Name:
  • Internal Prince Jeongyang (정양부원군, 定陽府院君; given in 1389 by King Gongyang)
  • Given in 1392 by King Taejo:[1]
    • Prince Majeon
    • Prince Gwi of Ui
Posthumous Name:Gyeonghui
Religion:Buddhism, later Confucianism
Module:
Child:yes
Hangul:정양군
Hanja:定陽君
Rr:Jeongyang-gun
Mr:Chŏngyang-gun
Hangulborn:왕우
Hanjaborn:王瑀
Rrborn:Wang U
Mrborn:Wang U
Hangulph:경희
Hanjaph:景禧
Rrph:Gyeonghui
Mrph:Kyŏnghŭi

Prince Jeongyang (; d. 23 March 1397), personal name Wang U was the only full older brother of King Gongyang[2] and nobleman in the early Joseon dynasty since his two daughters married both of King Taejo's son and grandson.

When King U and King Chang were deposed from the throne and their families were exiled, U led the army and stationed in Jangdan near Gaeseong to prepare for emergencies.[3] Then, after his brother's ascension to the throne, he was promoted into Panmunhaseongsa, Yeongsansasa and Jongbusisa and in 1391, he became Yeongmunhabusa .[4]

One year later, Yi Seong-gye established the new Joseon dynasty and King Gongyang's families were exiled, but since U's daughters married both of Yi's son and grandson, so he escaped from the riots while honoured as both of Prince Majeon and Prince Gwi of Ui at Angam Temple [5] in Majeon-gun, Gyeonggi Province (now Misan-myeon, Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province) where the Goryeo royal ancestor rites were held by him and his descendants.[6] Taejo was said to enjoyed Gyeokgu with U and explained him why he given the Joseon royal title (it wasn't that Taejo forgive him because they were in-law, but Taejo said that it was like that honoured Mija from the Ju State to Song State ('주나라에서 미자를 송나라에 봉한 것과 같다').[7] Also, his sons were changed their clan into maternal one (No clan).

In 1394, U became a target for the treason case of the Wang clan which several officials insisted that he and his two sons got exiled or killed. However, King Taejo pardoned them every time on the grounds that they had to hold the Goryeo ancestral rite. After U's death in 1397 amid continued impeachment, the King personally sent a tribute and gave him a posthumous name.[8]

Family

Sources:[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kaa_10108007_003. ko:왕요를 공양군으로, 왕우를 귀의군으로 봉하여 왕씨의 제사를 주관하게 하다. Joseon Wangjo Sillok. November 22, 2021. ko.
  2. Web site: http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&start=-1&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&itemIds=&indexSearch=N&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%EC%99%95%EC%9A%B0+%EC%A0%95%EC%96%91%EB%B6%80%EC%9B%90%EA%B5%B0%C2%A0&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%99%95%EC%9A%B0+%EC%A0%95%EC%96%91%EB%B6%80%EC%9B%90%EA%B5%B0&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_061r_0010_0010_0040_0440/2/0/2/r. ko:공양왕이 서원군 왕영 이하 4대의 신주를 봉안한 적경원 등을 설치하다. Goryeosa. November 22, 2021. ko.
  3. Web site: http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&searchTermImages=%EC%99%95%EC%9A%B0+%EC%A0%95%EC%96%91%EA%B5%B0%C2%A0&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%99%95%EC%9A%B0+%EC%A0%95%EC%96%91%EA%B5%B0&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_045r_0020_0010_0030/4/0/4/r. ko:왕우의 군사를 장단현에 주둔시키다. Goryeosa. November 22, 2021. ko.
  4. Web site: http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&limit=20&page=1&pre_page=1&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&searchTermImages=%EC%99%95%EC%9A%B0+%EC%A0%95%EC%96%91%EA%B5%B0%C2%A0&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%99%95%EC%9A%B0+%EC%A0%95%EC%96%91%EA%B5%B0&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_091r_0010_0020_0060/4/1/4/r. ko:정양부원군 왕우가 4친의 제사를 맡다. Goryeosa. November 22, 2021. ko.
  5. Nowadays is Sunguijeon Shrine in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province.Web site: 연천 숭의전지 (漣川 崇義殿址) . ko . Sunguijeon Shrine Site, Yeoncheon. Web site: 경기도 연천군 미산면에 있는 조선전기 고려 태조 등을 제향하던 사당터 . ko . Site of a shrine where King Taejo of Goryeo and others from the early Joseon Dynasty were enshrined in Misan-myeon, Yeoncheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do. Web site: 연천 숭의전지 . ko . Yeoncheon Sungeuijeonji.
  6. Web site: http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kaa_10107020_002. ko:대사헌 민개 등이 고려 왕조의 왕씨들을 지방으로 보내자고 청하다. Joseon Wangjo Sillok. November 22, 2021. ko.
  7. Web site: http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kaa_10204004_001. ko:왕우와 함께 격구하면서 공양왕에 대하여 말하다. Joseon Wangjo Sillok. November 22, 2021. ko.
  8. Web site: http://sillok.history.go.kr/id/kaa_10602024_001. ko:귀의군 왕우의 졸기. 예장하고 시호를 내리다. Joseon Wangjo Sillok. November 22, 2021. ko.
  9. Book: 이, 상각 . https://books.google.com/books?id=LonnCgAAQBAJ&dq=%EC%99%95%EC%9A%B0+%EC%A0%95%EC%96%91%EA%B5%B0&pg=PT717 . ko:고려사 - 열정과 자존의 오백년 . 2014-05-28 . 들녘 . 979-11-5925-024-8 . ko.
  10. Book: 이, 윤섭 . https://books.google.com/books?id=ejCwAwAAQBAJ&dq=%EC%99%95%EC%9A%B0+%EC%A0%95%EC%96%91%EA%B5%B0&pg=PT1077 . ko:역동적 고려사 . 2012-06-06 . 필맥 . 978-89-97751-00-6 . ko.

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