Princess Boryeong

Princess Boryeong
Princess of Goryeo
PredecessorPrincess Jeokgyeong[1]
MonarchWang Hwi, King Munjong
Born1066
Goryeo
Died1113 (aged 47)
Goryeo
Burial
Olleung tomb
Spouse
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(m. 1079⁠–⁠1112)​
; first cousin
IssueWang Jeong
Wang Ji
Posthumous name
Gyeongsun (경순, 慶順; "Virtue and Obedience")
HouseHouse of Wang (by birth and marriage)
FatherMunjong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Inye of the Incheon Yi clan
Korean name
Hangul
보령궁주
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBoryeong-gungju
McCune–ReischauerPory'ŏng-gungju
Posthumous name
Hangul
경순
Hanja
慶順
Revised RomanizationGyeongsun
McCune–ReischauerKyŏngsun

Princess Boryeong (1066–1113) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the younger daughter of King Munjong and Queen Inye who survived infancy along with her elder sister, Princess Jeokgyeong.[2] She was also the youngest living sister to Sunjong, Seonjong, and Sukjong.[3]

She was one of Yi Ja-yeon (이자연)'s maternal granddaughters thus making her the grandniece of Queen Wonseong and Queen Wonpyeong, who were also the older and younger sisters of her paternal grandmother. Her father's 3rd and 4th wife were initially her maternal aunts.[4] The princess later married her first cousin (her uncle's son), Wang Yeong (왕영) who became the Duke Nakrang upon their marriage.[5] Together, they had 2 sons: Wang Jeong (왕정; 王禎) who would marry King Sukjong's 2nd daughter, Princess Heungsu, and Wang Ji (왕지; 王禔) who held an official position during King Yejong's reign.[6][7]

Princess Boryeong later died a year after her husband in 1113 (8th year reign of her nephew, King Yejong) and was buried in Onreung tomb (온릉; 溫陵), and also received Gyeongsun (경순; 慶順) as her posthumous name.[8]

Family

  • Father - Wang Hui, Munjong of Goryeo (문종 고려; 29 October 1019 – 2 September 1083)
  • Mother - Queen Inye of the Incheon Yi clan (인예왕후 이씨; 1026 – 5 October 1092)
  • Siblings
    • Older brother - Wang Hun, Sunjong of Goryeo (순종 고려; 28 December 1047 – 5 December 1083)
    • Older brother - Wang Woon, Seonjong of Goryeo (선종 고려; 9 October 1049 – 17 June 1094)
    • Older brother - Wang Eung, Sukjong of Goryeo (숙종 고려; 2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105)
    • Older brother - Wang Hu or Uicheon (의천; 30 October 1055 – 28 October 1101)
    • Older brother - Wang Su, Duke Sangan (상안공 왕수; 1057–1095)
    • Older brother - Wang Taeng (도생승통 왕탱; 1059–1112)
    • Older brother - Wang Bi, Marquis Geumgwan (금관후 왕비; 1061–1092)
    • Older brother - Wang Eum, Marquis Byeonhan (변한후 왕음; 1063–1086)
    • Older sister - Princess Jeokgyeong (적경궁주; 1064 – ?)
    • Older brother - Wang Chim, Marquis Nakrang (낙랑후 왕침; 1065–1083)
    • Younger brother - Wang Gyeong (총혜수좌 왕경; 1067 – ?)
  • Husband - Wang Yeong, Duke Nakrang (낙랑공 왕영; 1042–1112)
  • Issue
    • Son - Wang Jeong, Count Seunghwa (승화백 왕정; 1088–1130)
      • Daughter-in-law - Princess Heungsu of the Kaeseong Wang clan (흥수공주 왕씨; 1088–1123)
        • Grandson - Wang Gi, Count Hannam (한남백 왕기; 漢南伯 王杞; 1105 – ?)
        • Grandson - Wang Jae (왕재; 王梓; 1110–1164)
    • Son - Wang Ji (왕지; 王禔; 1088 – ?)
      • Unnamed daughter-in-law (1085 – ?)

References

  1. ^ Full older sister.
  2. ^ 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 문종 소생 공주 > 문종 소생 공주. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. ^ 이야기 고려왕조실록 (상) [Stories of Annals of the Goryeo Dynasty (Top)] (in Korean). Korean History Research Institute: Taoreum. 2009. ISBN 9788996200833.
  4. ^ Han-soo, Lee (24 September 2019). 고려시대 최고 문벌 인주(인천) 이씨. Incheon People (in Korean). Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. ^ 고려사 > 권10 > 세가 권제10 > 헌종(獻宗) 즉위년 > 6월 > 왕도 등을 관직에 임명하다. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  6. ^ 고려사 > 권91 > 열전 권제4 > 공주(公主) > 숙종 소생 공주 > 흥수궁주. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  7. ^ 고려사 > 권90 > 열전 권제3 > 종실(宗室) > 현종 왕자 평양공 왕기 > 왕지. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  8. ^ 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)] (in Korean). Ewha Womans University Women's Research Institute: Ewha Womans University Press. 1985. p. 97. ISBN 9788973000432.