Princess Suan (Hangul: 수안궁주, Hanja: 宮主; d. 23 June 1199) or called as Royal Princess of the Suan Palace () was a

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 Princess as the second and youngest daughter of King Myeongjong and

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 ...

. She was the youngest sister of King Gangjong and

Princess Yeonhui Princess Yeonhui (Hangul: 연희궁주, Hanja: 延禧宮主) was a Goryeo Royal Princess as the first and oldest daughter of King Myeongjong and Queen Uijeong, also the first younger sister of King Gangjong. In 1173, she formally called as Ro ...

Biography

Early life and marriage

The Princess's birth date was unknown, but she was the youngest child and daughter of King Myeongjong of Goryeo and

. In 25 April 1173, she and her big sister,

was honoured as a ''Princess'' (공주, 公主) and become Royal Princess of the Suan Palace (수안궁공주, 壽安宮公主). Then, in 1179, she married Wang-U (왕우), and later honoured as ''Marquess Changhwa'' (창화후). They later went out from the palace in 1180 and had a nice life together. His mother, Princess Yeonghwa (영화궁주) was the Princess's aunt, so they two were a foreign cousin. After King Sinjong's ascension, Wang-U then assigned in Sangju State.

Palace life

Around 1170, her mother died. Ten years later, in 1180 (10th year reign of King Myeongjong), after the death of Myeongjong's favourite and beloved Palace woman Myeong-Chun (명춘, 明春), he couldn't bear his sorrow and among his concubines, there was no one he liked and loved. Then he invited his youngest daughter, Princess Suan, to take charge of various royal and court affairs, kept her from leaving his side day and night and sometimes slept with one blanket, covering her with great affection and loves her so much. Couldn't resist this order, the Princess's husband, Wang U living alone for several months, so he tried to divorced her. When his father-in-law, King Myeongjong, heard if he wanted to divorce, Myeongjong then summoned Wang U and made him live in the Queen Mother's palace which located on the east side of "Suchang Palace" (수창궁, 壽昌宮). Every day, the Princess would go out in casual clothes and talk with him, then go back to her father's palace. It was not until November that Myeongjong returned them to their house.

Death

Later, on 24th day 4th month in

Lunar calendar A lunar calendar is a calendar based on the monthly cycles of the Moon's phases (synodic months, lunations), in contrast to solar calendars, whose annual cycles are based only directly on the solar year. The most commonly used calendar, the Gre ...

1199, had been observed that the moon and Saturn violate each other. Seeing this phenomenon, a man named Jeong Tong-won (정통원) gave a fortune telling and said, :"In late June of this year, the boss of the female owner will be there." :"금년 6월 하순에, 여주(女主)의 상사가 있을 것이다." Also, on 23 June 1199, the Princess died.

Family

*Father:

Myeongjong of Goryeo Myeongjong of Goryeo (8 November 1131 – 3 December 1202) (r. 1170–1197) was 19th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the third son of King Injong. Although it was intended that Injong's second son should succeed his father,It wa ...

(고려 명종; 1131–1202) **Grandfather:

Injong of Goryeo Injong of Goryeo (29 October 1109 – 10 April 1146) (r. 1122–1146) was the 17th monarch of the Korean Goryeo dynasty. He was the eldest son of King Yejong and Queen Sundeok, the daughter of Yi Ja-gyeom. His reign saw two major internal crises ...

(고려 인종; 1109–1146) **Grandmother:

Queen Gongye Queen Gongye of the Jangheung Im clan (; 2 October 1109 – 2 December 1183) was a Korean queen consort as the 3rd wife of King Injong of Goryeo. As his favourite and beloved wife, she was the mother of his three successors ( Uijong, Myeongjon ...

(공예왕후; 1109–1183) *Mother:

(의정왕후) **Grandfather: Wang-On, Duke Gangneung (왕온 강릉공; d. 1146) **Grandmother: Lady Gim (부인 김씨) ***Aunt: Queen Janggyeong (장경왕후) ****Uncle-in-law:

Uijong of Goryeo Uijong of Goryeo (23 May 1127 – 7 November 1173) (r. 1146–1170) was the 18th monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He honored his advisors with many ceremonies but hated the warriors, often forcing them to participate in martial arts compet ...

(고려 의종; 1127–1173) ***Aunt: Queen Seonjeong (선정왕후; d. 1222) ****Uncle-in-law:

Sinjong of Goryeo Sinjong of Goryeo (11 August 1144 – 15 February 1204, r. 1197–1204) was the twentieth monarch of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. The fifth son of King Injong, Sinjong took the throne after his brother King Myeongjong was sent into exile by Ch ...

(고려 신종; 1144–1204) **Older brother:

Gangjong of Goryeo Gangjong of Goryeo (10 May 1152–26 August 1213) (r. 1211–1213) was the 22nd ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was the eldest son of King Myeongjong. Gangjong was confirmed as heir in 1173. In 1197, he and his father were driven to ...

(고려 강종; 1152–1213) ***Older-sister-in-law: Queen Sapyeong (사평왕후) ***Older-sister-in-law:

Queen Wondeok Queen Wondeok of the Yu clan (Hangul: 원덕왕후 유씨, Hanja: 元德王后柳氏; d. 1239) was a Goryeo royal family member as the descendant of King Munjong who became a queen consort through her marriage with her fourth cousin once removed ...

(원덕왕후; 1167–1239) **Older sister:

(연희궁주) ***Older-brother-in-law: Wang-Jin, Marquess Yeongin (왕진 영인후; d. 1220) *Husband: Wang-U, Marquess Changhwa (왕우 창화후) **Father In-law: Wang Gong, Marquess Soseong (왕공 소성후) **Mother In law (aunt): Princess Yeonghwa (영화궁주; 1141–1200) ***Son: Wang-Hyeon (왕현) ***Daughter: Crown Princess Wang (태자비 왕씨)

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Choi Ha-na in the 2003–2004 KBS TV series ''

Age of Warriors ''Age of Warriors'' () is a South Korean historical television series. It aired on KBS1 from February 8, 2003, to August 15, 2004, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:45 ( KST) for 158 episodes. The series is set during the military rule over Goryeo ...

''.

References

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