Prince Heunghwa (Hangul: 흥화궁군, Hanja: 興化宮君; d. 960; ) was a Korean Royal Prince as the only son of

Hyejong of Goryeo Hyejong of Goryeo (912 – 23 October 945) (r. 943–945) was the second King of Goryeo. He was preceded by King Taejo and succeeded by Jeongjong, 3rd Monarch of Goryeo. Early life Hyejong was born to King Taejo and his second wife, Janghw ...

and

Queen Uihwa Queen Uihwa of the Jincheon Im clan () was a Goryeo queen consort as the first and primary wife of King Hyejong. Their only son must lost his life for political reasons during King Gwangjong's reign without able to ascended the throne and their ...

. He was both a half nephew and older-brother-in-law of

Gwangjong of Goryeo Gwangjong of Goryeo (925 – 4 July 975), personal name Wang So, was the fourth king of Goryeo. Biography Birth and early life Gwangjong was born in 925 as Wang So, fourth son of King Taejo, who had founded Goryeo in 918. His mother was Queen S ...

since his 1st younger sister became Gwangjong's 2nd wife. Although Heunghwa was the oldest son and born from the queen, but he was unable to ascend to the throne since he was too young when his father died in 945. So, the throne was taken over by one of his half uncle, Wang Yo and later Wang So. However, after Wang So ascended the throne, the Prince was executed along with his half-cousin,

Prince Gyeongchunwon Prince Gyeongchunwon (; ; d. 960) was a Korean Royal Prince as the only son of Jeongjong of Goryeo, from Queen Munseong, also the nephew of Gwangjong of Goryeo. Upon the death of his father on April 13th 949, he was unable to succeed the throne ...

박영규 (2000년 3월 25일). 《한권으로 읽는 고려왕조실록》. 들녘. 132쪽. ISBN 89-7527-154-4. due to the

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 ...

Royal Family members' purging which began in 960 (11th year reign of Gwangjong).

In popular culture

* Portrayed by Kim Kyoo-min and Seo Hyun-suk in the 2002–2003 KBS TV series ''

The Dawn of the Empire ''The Dawn of the Empire'' () is a South Korean historical television series which aired on KBS1 from March 2, 2002 to January 26, 2003 for 94 episodes every weekend at 21:45 ( KST). It revolves around the reigns of the second, third and fourth ki ...

''.

References

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