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Hangul
  
충혜왕

Name
  
Chunghye Goryeo

Hanja
  
忠惠王

Died
  
1344

Parents
  
Queen Myeongdeok

McCune–Reischauer
  
Ch'unghye wang



Children
  
Chungmok of Goryeo, Chungjeong of Goryeo

Revised Romanization
  
Chunghye wang


King Chunghye of Goryeo (22 February 1315 – 30 January 1344, r. 1330–1332, 1340–1344) was the 28th king of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea.

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Biography

He was remembered in the Goryeosa for his licentious lifestyle, particularly his habit of abducting, raping, and killing women. King Chunghye was the son of King Chungsuk and Queen Gongwon, a Hong. He is sometimes known by his Mongolian name, which is rendered in hanja as Botapsilli.

King Chunghye travelled to Yuan Dynasty China in 1328. In 1330, then-king King Chungsuk petitioned to abdicate the throne, and the emperor sent King Chunghye back to Goryeo to assume the throne. But in the following year, King Chungsuk returned to the throne and King Chunghye returned to China. In 1339, King Chungsuk died. One faction supported the noble Wang Go's claim to the throne, but their attempted coup failed and King Chunghye's reign was restored. King Chunghye's queen was Princess Deoknyeong, who gave birth to King Chungmok.

Family

  • Father: King Chungsuk of Goryeo (30 July 1294 – 3 May 1339) (고려 충숙왕)
  • Grandfather : King Chungseon of Goryeo (20 October 1275 – 23 June 1325) (고려 충선왕)
  • Grandmother : Royal Consort Yasokjin Ui-Bi (? – 18 July 1316) (의비 야속진)
  • Mother: Queen Gongwon of the Namyang Hong clan (18 July 1298 – January 1380) (공원왕후 홍씨)
  • Grandfather : Hong Gyu (1242 – 23 June 1316) (홍규)
  • Grandmother : Lady Kim of the Gwangju Kim clan (광주 김씨)
  • Consorts:
    1. Princess Consort Deoknyeong of the Borjigin clan (? – 1375) (덕녕공주)
      1. King Chungmok of Goryeo (15 May 1337 – 25 December 1348) (고려 충목왕)
      2. Princess Jangnyeong (장녕공주)
    2. Royal Consort Hee-Bi of the Papyeong Yun clan (? – 1380) (희비 윤씨)
      1. King Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338 – 23 March 1352) (고려 충정왕)
    3. Princess Euncheon of the Im clan (은천옹주 임씨)
      1. Wang Seok-Gi (1341 – 1375) (왕석기)
    4. Royal Consort Hwa-Bi of the Namyang Hong clan (화비 홍씨)
  • Portrayed by Oh Hyeon-cheol in the 2012 SBS TV series Faith.
  • Portrayed by Joo Jin-mo and Ahn Do-gyu in the 2013-2014 MBC TV series Empress Ki.
  • Portrayed by Lee Deok-hee in the 2014 KBS1 TV series Jeong Do-jeon.

    • References

    Chunghye of Goryeo Wikipedia
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