Lady Hugwangjuwon of the Wang clan (; ) was the second wife 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 ...

. She was the youngest, among

Lady Gwangjuwon Lady Gwangjuwon of the Wang clan (; ) was the eldest daughter of Wang-Gyu who became the 16th wife of Taejo of Goryeo. She was the oldest, among Lady Sogwangjuwon Lady Sogwangjuwon of the Wang clan (; ) or known as Lady Ham () was the daughter of ...

and

Lady Sogwangjuwon Lady Sogwangjuwon of the Wang clan (; ) or known as Lady Ham () was the daughter of Wang-Gyu who became the 17th wife of Taejo of Goryeo and bore him a son, Prince Gwangjuwon. Her older sister became Taejo's 16th wife and her younger sister beca ...

. Following their father's execution in 945 after trying to put Prince Gwangjuwon in the throne, some modern scholars who believed that the daughters of a traitor often stripped from their title, expelled from the palace and killed together with the whole clan speculated that these sisters were met the same fate.

In popular culture

*Portrayed by Kang Kyung-hun 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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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hugwangju, Lady Royal consorts of the Goryeo Dynasty Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown People from Gwangju, Gyeonggi