Prince Hyoseong (Hangul: 효성태자, Hanja: 孝成太子; d. 976), personal name Wang Imju () was a Korean Royal Prince as the oldest 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 Cheonan. He was the older brother of Prince Hyoji and later married his half niece, only daughter of King Jeongjong and

Queen Munseong Queen Munseong of the Suncheon Bak clan () was a Later Baekje royal family member as the youngest maternal granddaughter of Gyeon Hwon who became a Goryeo queen consort as the second wife of King Jeongjong. She was the mother of his children, Prin ...

. After supported Gwangjong's Kingship reinforcement plan, he and his other half brother,

Prince Wonnyeong Prince Wonnyeong (Hangul: 원녕태자, Hanja: 元寧太子; d. 976) or known as Lord Jinju (Hangul: 진주낭군, Hanja: 鎭州郞君) was a Korean Royal Prince as the only son of Taejo of Goryeo and Lady Sukmok. Life After 960 (11st year reign ...

was killed in 976 by the released nobles when the King's abolition of the aristocratic deterrence was abolished.

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Choi Sung-min 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 ...

''. *Portrayed by Shin Jung-yoon in the 2015 MBC TV Series ''

Shine or Go Crazy ''Shine or Go Crazy'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the novel of the same name by Hyun Go-woon about the romance between a Goryeo prince and a Balhae princess. Starring Jang Hyuk, Oh Yeon-seo, Lee Hanee and Lim Ju-hwan, it ...

''.

References

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