Princess Heungsu Explained

Princess Heungsu (; 1088–1123) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the second daughter of King Sukjong and Queen Myeongui^[1] who later married her uncle's son–Wang Jeong the Count Seunghwa, and received "2,000 sik-eup" (식읍 2,000호) and "300 sik-sil" .^[2]

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.^[3] 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.^[4] 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) and her husband died seven years after her in 1130.

Family

• Father: Sukjong of Goryeo (; 1054 – ?)
  • Grandfather: Munjong of Goryeo (; 1019–1083)
  • Grandmother: Queen Inye of the Incheon Lee clan (; 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.
  • Mother-in-law, formerly aunt: Princess Boryeong (; 1066–1113); daughter of King Munjong and Queen Inye.
• Issue(s):
  • Son: Wang Gi (; 1105 – ?); married his mother's niece–Princess Seungdeok and became known as "Count Hannam".^[5]
  • Son: Wang Jae (왕재, 王梓; 1110–1164)^[6]

References

• 흥수궁주 on Goryeosa .

Notes and References

1. 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=%EB%8C%80%EB%A0%B9%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EB%8C%80%EB%A0%B9%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_088r_0010_0840_0010/4/0/4/r. ko:고려사 > 권88 > 열전 권제1 > 후비(后妃) > 숙종 후비 명의태후 유씨 > 명의태후 유씨의 왕비 책봉과 소생 자녀. Goryeosa. May 30, 2022. ko.
2. Book: 1985. 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中). A Collection of Korean Women's Relationships: The Middle Ages (Part 2). ko. 78. Ewha Womans University Women's Research Center. Ewha Womans University Press. 9788973000432 .
3. 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%84%B8+%EA%B3%B5%EC%A3%BC&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%84%B8+%EA%B3%B5%EC%A3%BC&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_012r_0050_0010_0070/584/10/584/r. ko:고려사 > 권12 > 세가 권제12 > 예종(睿宗) 즉위년 > 10월 > 세 공주에게 궁전을 내려주다. Goryeosa. May 30, 2022. ko.
4. Book: 1991. ko:고려사, Volume 8. History of Goryeo, Volume 8. https://books.google.com/books?id=eiszAAAAIAAJ&q=%ED%9D%A5%EC%88%98%EA%B6%81%EC%A3%BC+%EA%B9%80%EA%B3%A0. 135. ko. University of California. Yeogang Publishing House.
5. Web site: ko:고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 예종 소생 공주 > 승덕공주 . http://db.history.go.kr/KOREA/search/searchResult.do?sort=levelId&dir=ASC&start=-1&limit=20&page=2&pre_page=1&itemIds=&indexSearch=N&codeIds=PERIOD-0-3&synonym=off&chinessChar=on&searchTermImages=%ED%95%9C%EB%82%A8%EB%B0%B1+%EC%99%95%EA%B8%B0&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%ED%95%9C%EB%82%A8%EB%B0%B1+%EC%99%95%EA%B8%B0&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_091r_0020_0120_0020/1/0/1/r . May 30, 2022 . . ko.
6. 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%9E%AC&searchKeywordType=BI&searchKeywordMethod=EQ&searchKeyword=%EC%99%95%EC%9E%AC&searchKeywordConjunction=AND#searchDetail/kr/kr_018r_0120_0090_0030/99/35/99/r. ko:고려사 > 권18 > 세가 권제18 > 의종(毅宗) 18년 > 9월 > 수사공 왕재가 죽다. Goryeosa. May 30, 2022. ko.