Prince Hyoeun (), personal name Wang Won () or Wang Suk (), also known by his title Prince Dongyang () and Grand Prince Dongyang () was a prince of Goryeo. He was the youngest son of

Taejo of Goryeo Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943), also known as Taejo Wang Geon (; ), was the founder of the Goryeo dynasty, which ruled Korea from the 10th to the 14th century. Taejo ruled from 918 to 943, achieving unification of the Later Three ...

and

Lady Dongyangwon Lady Dongyangwon of the Pyeongsan Yu clan (; ) was the daughter of Yu Geum-Pil who became the 9th wife of Taejo of Goryeo. Her father was a representative general under his command who showed many achievements, such as helping Taejo on several batt ...

, and the 15th son of Taejo overall. Through his descendant, Wang Mi (, 1365-?), ninety percent of the modern day Kaesong Wang clan trace their lineage to Prince Hyoeun. He was the first grandson of Yu Dal (유달) whom served as ''Gongbusangseo'' (공부상서).

Later life

He later was executed by his older half-brother, Wang So due to his ferocious personality and he also secretly had different thoughts with people of insignificance. Wang So also said that Hyoeun had a violent temperament and the intention of plotting a rebellion. Both of his sons, Wang Rim (왕림) and Wang Jeong (왕정) whom at this time were too young, escaped from death and fled, hiding in a private house to survive.

Issue

#Wang Rim, Prince Dongyang (왕림 동양군, 王琳東陽君) #Wang Jeong, Duke Ongyeol (? - March 1013) (왕정 온결공, 王禎溫潔公) – other name was ''Wang Yu'' (왕유, 王裕); had 1 daughter, Lady Wang (왕씨) whom later married with Yang Yeo-Yang (양여양) and 1 son, Wang Gyeong-Su (왕경수).

In popular culture

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Encykorea The ''Encyclopedia of Korean Culture'' is a Korean language encyclopedia published by the Academy of Korean Studies and DongBang Media Co. The articles in the encyclopedia are aimed at readers who want to learn about Korean culture and history, ...

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