Princess Gyeonghwa (Gongyang)

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Princess Gyeonghwa
Princess of Goryeo
Reign1390–1392
Coronation1390
PredecessorPrincess Jeongsin[1]
SuccessorDynasty abolished
( as the first Princess of Joseon)
MonarchWang Yo, King Gongyang
Spouse
Gang Hoe-gye, Prince Jinwon
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(m. 1391⁠–⁠1392)​
HouseHouse of Wang (by birth)
Jinju Gang (by marriage)
FatherGongyang of Goryeo
MotherRoyal Consort Sun of the Gyoha No clan
ReligionBuddhism

Princess Gyeonghwa (Hangul: 경화궁주 or 경화공주, Hanja: 敬和宮主 or 敬和公主) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the third and youngest daughter of King Gongyang and Royal Consort Sun.[2][3] Following the establishment of the new Joseon dynasty, Princess Gyeonghwa became the last Goryeo Royal Princess (born from Queen)[4]

Biography[]

Early life and marriage[]

From child, the Princess was raised by one of King Gongmin's widowed consort, Lady Han in her own house and because of this, Lady Han was given lands by the Princess's father, King Gongyang of Goryeo.[5] Then, in 1390, she honoured as Princess Gyeonghwa (경화궁주, 敬和宮主) alongside with her sisters,[6] and married Gang Hoe-gye, Prince Jinwon (강회계 진원군) on August in the same year.[7]

Husband's family[]

Gang Hoe-gye was the son of Gang-Si (강시) from the Jinju Gang clan (진주 강씨, 晉州 姜氏), also the younger brother of Gang Hoe-baek (강회백).[8] Gang become Prince Jinwon (진원군) in August[9] after his marriage with the Princess. However, in July 1392, after Yi Seong-Gye's ascension to the throne and made the new dynasty, Gang was sentenced to death and was beheaded alongside with U Seong-beom (우성범), the Princess's second older-brother-in-law.

Meanwhile, her father In-law, Gang-Si (강시) was ordered to executed on 29 May 1397, then died on 13 November 1400 (2nd year reign of Jeongjong of Joseon) at the age 62 years old and given a posthumous name Gongmok (공목, 恭穆).[10] Meanwhile, all of her family (father, mother, sisters and brother) were exiled to Samcheok in 1394, but it was not said whether the Princess also got exiled or not. After the fallen of Goryeo Dynasty, the Princess's existence was unknown since there were no records left about this.

References[]

  1. ^ Full 2nd older sister.
  2. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  3. ^ 韓國女性關係資料集: 中世篇(中) [Collection of Korean Women's Relations: Middle Ages (Part 2)] (in Korean). Ehwa Womans University Press. 1985. p. 104. ISBN 9788973000432.
  4. ^ "고려 34대 공양왕자식 - 경화궁주(敬和宮主)". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". db.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". db.history.go.kr (in Chinese). Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". db.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2021.
  8. ^ Hoe-baek was the father of Gang Seok-deok, Internal Prince Jinyang (강석덕 진양부원군). Seok-deok was the son in-law of Sim-On, Internal Prince Cheongcheon (심온 청천부원군) who was the father of Queen Soheon, the primary wife of Sejong of Joseon.
  9. ^ 《고려사》권45〈세가〉권45 - 공양왕 2년 8월 - 안종원 등을 관직에 임명하다
  10. ^ 《조선왕조실록》태조 11권, 6년(1397 정축 / 명 홍무 30년) 5월 29일(경진) 2번째기사
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