Lady Heungbokwon

Lady Heungbokwon
Royal consort of Goryeo
PredecessorLady Cheonanbuwon
SuccessorLady Daeryangwon
Born?
Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province
Died?
Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province
SpouseTaejo of Goryeo
IssueWang Jik
A daughter
HouseHongju Hong (by birth)
House of Wang (by marriage)
FatherHong Gyu (홍규)
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
흥복원부인
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHeungbokwon Buin
McCune–ReischauerHŭng'pokwon Pu'in

Lady Heungbokwon of the Hongju Hong clan[1] (Korean흥복원부인 홍씨; Hanja興福院夫人 洪氏; lit. Lady of the Heungbok Courtyard) was the daughter of Hong-Gyu, Hongju Hong clan's (홍주 홍씨; 洪州 洪氏) founder.[2] who became the 12th wife of Taejo of Goryeo.[2]

Her father, Hong-Gyu's first name was Geung-Jun (긍준), a nobles from Seongju. In March 927, Wang Geon attacked and occupied Unju Castle (운주성), which after this, Hong-Gyu gave his daughter to Wang and become his 12th wife.[3] In addition, Unju was an important place since Chinese envoys always enter and depart to Goryeo from here. She later bore Taejo 1 son[4] and a daughter, Princess Wang (공주 왕씨) who later married Wang Tae,[5] Taejo and Queen Sinmyeong's oldest son.[6] However, considering Wang Tae's younger brother, Wang Yo and Wang So succeeded the throne in the future, it seems that Wang Tae died at the young age.

  1. ^ 성씨정보 고려 왕후록(王后錄) - 고려의 왕비 :+. Surname Info (in Korean). Retrieved October 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ^ 김갑동 교수의 대전충청 역사문화 다시보기-후백제·고려 쟁패와 충남지역. Daejeon Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. ^ 태조 소생 왕자. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. ^ 고려시대 史料 Database. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ 《고려사》권91〈열전〉권4