Prince Gyeongchunwon

Prince Gyeongchunwon (Korean: 경춘원군; Hanja: 慶春院君; lit.'Prince of the Gyeongchun Courtyard'; d. c.960) was a Korean Royal Prince as the only son of Jeongjong of Goryeo, from Queen Munseong,[1] also the nephew of Gwangjong of Goryeo.[2] Upon the death of his father on April 13 949, he was unable to succeed the throne due to his young age at the time. His uncle, King Gwangjong, succeeded in line to be the king and he was later executed by Gwangjong along with his half cousin Prince Heunghwa.[3][4]

Prince Gyeongchunwon
Prince of Goryeo
Diedc.960
Kingdom of Goryeo
HouseHouse of Wang
FatherJeongjong of Goryeo
MotherQueen Munseong of the Suncheon Bak clan
ReligionBuddhism
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGyeongchunwon gun
McCune–ReischauerGyŏngchùnwon kun

References

  1. "정종(定宗) 소생 왕자". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. 제작팀, KBS 역사저널 그날. 역사저널 그날 고려 편 1 (in Korean). 민음사. ISBN 978-89-374-1749-8.
  3. 국역동사강목 (in Korean). 민족문화추진회. 1977.
  4. 몽인 (夢人) 3 (in Korean). 히어로북스. 9 April 2020.
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