Princess Heungbang

Princess Heungbang was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the youngest daughter^[1] of King Taejo and Queen Sinmyeong. She was also the younger sister-in-law of King Gyeongsun of Silla, who later married her half brother, Prince Wonjang.^[1] Princess Heungbang had a son Prince Heungbang and a daughter Lady Daemyeong, who would become King Gyeongjong's fifth wife.^[2][3][4] From her title, Heungbang became the first Korean Princess who held the title Gung-ju (궁주; 宮主). The use of the title Gung-ju for the king's daughter began with the case of Princess Heungbang. In addition, the title Gung-ju was also used for princesses, and this form continued throughout the Goryeo periods.^[5][6]

Princess Heungbang
Princess of Goryeo
Predecessor	Princess Nakrang[a]
Successor	Queen Daemok[b]
Monarch	Wang Geon, King Taejo
Spouse	Prince Wonjang
Issue	Prince Heungbang Lady Daemyeong
House	House of Wang (by birth and marriage)
Father	Taejo of Goryeo
Mother	Queen Sinmyeong of the Chungju Yu clan
Religion	Buddhism
Korean name
Hangul	흥방궁주
Hanja	興芳宮主
Revised Romanization	Heungbang Gungju
McCune–Reischauer	Hŭngpang Kungch'u

Notes

1. Full older sister.^{[citation needed]}
2. Half younger sister.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
2. 韓國人物大辭典 [The Dictionary of Korean] (in Korean). University of Michigan, Midwestern United States: Korea National University of Culture Heritage, South Korea. 1999. p. 594. ISBN 9788983752222.
3. 韓國人物大辭典 (in Korean). 중앙 일보, 중앙 M&b. 1999. ISBN 978-89-8375-222-2.
4. 새로 쓴 오백년 고려사 (in Korean). 휴머니스트. 11 May 2020. ISBN 979-11-6080-394-5.
5. 박상기, 東泉 (1 March 2020). 한영 한국역사용어대전 제5권 [교 ~ 궁] (in Korean). 다산글방. ISBN 979-11-6078-134-2.
6. "궁주(宮主)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Retrieved June 3, 2021.