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Hyejong of Goryeo
고려 혜종
高麗 惠宗
King of Goryeo
Reign 943–945
Coronation 943
Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Predecessor Taejo of Goryeo
Successor Jeongjong of Goryeo
Born Wang Mu
912
Queen Janghwa's manor, Mokpo, Naju, State of Taebong
Died 23 October 945(945-10-23) (aged 32–33)
Junggwang Hall, Gaegyeong, Goryeo
Burial Sulleung (순릉; 順陵)
Queen Consort Queen Uihwa
Consort Lady Hugwangjuwon
Lady Cheongjuwon
Palace Lady Aeiju
Issue
  • Sons:
    Prince Heunghwa
    Crown Prince Wang-je
  • Daughters:
    Lady Gyeonghwa
    Princess Jeongheon
    Lady Myeonghye
Posthumous name
  • Great King Indeok Myeonghyo Seonhyeon Uigong
    (인덕명효선현의공대왕, 仁德明孝宣顯義恭大王; original)
  • Great King Gyeongheon Gopyeong Seonhyeon Myeonghyo Uigong
    (견헌고평선현명효의공대왕, 景憲高平宣顯明孝義恭大王; final)
Temple name
Hyejong (혜종, 惠宗)
House Wang
Dynasty Goryeo
Father Taejo of Goryeo
Mother Queen Janghwa
Korean name
Hangul 혜종
Hanja
Revised Romanization Hyejong
McCune–Reischauer Hyejong
Birth name
Hangul 왕무
Hanja
Revised Romanization Wang Mu
McCune–Reischauer Wang Mu
Courtesy name
Hangul 승건
Hanja
Revised Romanization Seunggeon
McCune–Reischauer Sŭnggŏn
Posthumous name
Hangul 의공대왕
Hanja 大王
Revised Romanization Uigong Daewang
McCune–Reischauer Ŭigong Taewang

Hyejong of Goryeo (912 – 23 October 945), personal name Wang Mu, was the second king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was preceded by King Taejo and succeeded by King Jeongjong.


Early life

Hyejong was born to King Taejo and his second wife, Janghwa of the "Oh" clan. She was the daughter of the Magistrate of Naju, O Ta-ryŏn. Taejo met and married her while serving in Naju as a general of Taebong under Gung Ye.

In 921, Hyejong was proclaimed Crown Prince and Royal Successor with support from General Bak Sul-Hui. Almost immediately after being named Crown Prince, Hyejong followed his father Taejo into battle against Later Baekje and played a major role in numerous victories. In 943, Hyejong rose to the throne upon his father's death.

Reign

Hyejong's reign was marked with conspiracy and power struggles among Taejo's sons. The first of these conspiracies was led by Princes Wang Yo and Wang So, sons of Taejo and his third consort, Queen Sinmyeongsunseong of the Chungju Yu clan, which possessed considerable political influence. Upon realizing the conspiracy by the two princes, Wang Gyu [ko] warned Hyejong of the conspiracy, but plotted to put his grandson, one of Hyejong's younger half-brothers, on the throne when Hyejong did nothing to stop the conspiracy of the two princes.

Death

Hyejong died in 945, during the second year of his reign from mercury poisoning in his bath water. He had eczema, which caused red itchy patches on his skin and difficulty breathing. Although he had a son who was named crown prince, he was succeeded by his third brother Wang Yo, who claimed the throne by force with the backing of their fourth brother Wang So and subsequently crowned as Jeongjong.

Family

  • Father: Taejo of Goryeo (31 January 877 – 4 July 943)
    • Grandfather: Wang Ryung, King Wimu the Great
    • Grandmother: Queen Wisuk, of the Han clan
  • Mother: Queen Janghwa of the Naju O clan
    • Grandfather: O Ta-ryŏn, Prince Daryeon
    • Grandmother: Lady Yŏn Tŏk-kyo (Hangul: 연덕교)
  • Consorts and their Respective Issue(s):
  1. Queen Uihwa, of the Jincheon Im clan
    1. Prince Heunghwa, 1st son
    2. Lady Gyeonghwa, 1st daughter
    3. Princess Jeongheon, 2nd daughter
  2. Lady Hugwangjuwon, of the Gangneung Wang clan– No issue.
  3. Lady Cheongjuwon of the Cheongju Kim clan (Hangul: 청주원부인 김씨) – No issue.
  4. Palace Lady Aeiju, of the Yeon clan
    1. Wang Je, 2nd son
    2. Lady Myeonghye, 3rd daughter
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