Yeongjong of Goryeo (August 1223 – October ?) was a temporary king of the
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Goryeo dynasty. He was the second son of
King Gojong and the only full younger brother of
King Wonjong. He was known before as Marquess Angyeong and Duke Angyeong. Many Korean historians never fully recognize him as a
King
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and his reign period is regarded as his brother's reign.
In 1253, 1259, 1265 and 1266, he visited the
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fifth ...
as an envoy when Goryeo dispatched a negotiating envoy. In 1269, he ascended the throne but dictator
Im Yeon was deposed in favor of him. Not until a year, he was deposed under Yuan's pressure.
King Gongyang tried to made a burial at his grave, but canceled due to the opposition from his ministers.
Family
*Father:
Gojong of Goryeo
Gojong of Goryeo (3 February 1192 – 21 July 1259), sometimes spelled Ko-tjong, was the twenty-third ruler of Goryeo in present-day Korea from 1213–1259. Gojong's reign was marked by prolonged conflict with the Mongol Empire, which sough ...
(고려 고종)
**Grandfather:
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)
**Grandmother:
Queen Uijeong of the Gim clan (의정왕후 김씨)
*Mother:
Queen Anhye of the Yu clan (안혜왕후 유씨; d. 1232)
**Grandfather:
Huijong of Goryeo (고려 희종)
**Grandmother:
Queen Seongpyeong of the Jangheung Im clan (성평왕후 임씨; d. 1247)
*Consorts and their Respective issue(s):
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Deposed Queen Gwon'', of the Andong Gwon clan (폐비 권씨), daughter of Gwon Taek (권탁)
***Wang Hyeon, Marquess Hanyang (한양후 왕현)
***Wang Cheong, Prince Ikyang (익양군 왕청 ) (March 1248 – March 1344)
[Married Lady Gim, daughter of Gim Won-si of the Seonju Gim clan and Lady Seol, daughter of Seol Hyeong-taek. They had a son, Wang Gil (1280–1347).]
References
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1223 births
13th-century Korean monarchs
Anti-kings
Korean Buddhist monarchs
People from Kaesong
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