Duke Gangneung (died 1146), personal name Wang On (), was a member of the royal family of
Goryeo
Goryeo (; ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392. Goryeo achieved what has been called a "true national unificati ...
as the grandson of
King Munjong.
Through his daughters, he became the father-in-law of the three successive kings (
Uijong,
Myeongjong,
Sinjong) and the maternal grandfather of
Huijong and
Gangjong. He was known before as Marquess Gangneung.
Biography
Ancestors and relatives
Wang On had two older brothers, they were:
*Wang Ja (왕자, 王滋; before 1083–1101); died after became a swordsman.
*
Wang Won (왕원, 王源; 1083–1170); given title of "Duke Gwangpyeong" (광평공, 廣平公) and married
Princess Ansu
Princess Ansu (Hangul: 안수궁주 ''or'' 안수공주, Hanja: 安壽宮主 ''or'' 安壽公主), also known as Princess Sunjeong () was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the third daughter of King Sukjong and Queen Myeongui who firstly received her tit ...
,
King Sukjong's daughter.
Life
Not much information left about his life beside that he received the resident country from his
half first cousin and in 1143, he received his royal title as Marquess Gangneung (강릉후, 江陵侯) under his
half first cousin once removed's command. He was also given 700 ''Sik-eup'' (식읍 700호) and 300 ''Sik-sil'' (식실 300호), but eventually died in 1146 and received his new title as Duke Gangneung (강릉공, 江陵公).
Children and Descendants
According to ''
Goryeosa
The ''Goryeosa'' (), or ''History of Goryeo'', is the main surviving historical record of Korea's Goryeo dynasty. It was composed nearly a century after the fall of Goryeo, during the reign of King Sejong, undergoing repeated revisions between ...
'', Wang On had 4 daughters and 2 sons.
As the same clan couldn't get married, so the three queens were followed their maternal clan ("Kim"; 김, 金) and since his 5 children were all married to
King Injong's children, so Wang On and Injong have a five-fold in-law relationship.
;First daughter "
Queen Janggyeong" (장경왕후, 莊敬王后)
Married
Wang Hyeon, King Uijong; had a son and 3 daughters.
;Second daughter "
Marchioness Daeryeong"
Married
Wang Gyeong, Marquess Daeryeong; had no any issue.
;Third daughter "
Queen Uijeong
Queen Uijeong of the Gim clan (Hangul: 의정왕후 김씨, Hanja: 義靜王后 金氏; d. 1170) or known as Queen Mother Gwangjeong () was a Goryeo royal family member as the third daughter Duke Gangneung who married her half second cousin once re ...
" (의정왕후, 義靜王后)
Married
Wang Ho, King Myeongjong; had a son and 2 daughters.
;Fourth daughter "
Queen Seonjeong" (선정왕후, 宣靖王后)
Married
Wang Tak, King Sinjong; had 2 sons and 2 daughters.
;First son "
Wang Yeong" (왕영, 王瑛)
It was said that he had a calm and quiet personality, not greedy and devoted himself to learning. He then married his half second cousin once removed,
Princess Seunggyeong and became "Count Gonghwa" (공화백, 恭化伯), then died at 61 years old in 1186.
;Second son "Wang Jak" (왕작, 王鷟)
He held the office of a comrade in the middle of the war.
References
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Year of birth unknown
1146 deaths
11th-century Korean people
12th-century Korean people