Gongyang of Goryeo
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Biography
Gongyang of Goryeo (9 March 1345 - 17 May 1394, r. 1389 – 1392) was the 34th and final ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. He was deposed by Yi Seonggye, who then established the Joseon Dynasty.
Gongyang was a seventh-generation descendant of Sinjong of Goryeo, and the son of Wang Gyun. He married the daughter of No Chaek, Sun- bi of the No clan. In 1389, Yi Seonggye's supporters forced King Chang from the throne and enthroned Gongyang in his stead. This faction went on to oversee the events of Gongyang's brief reign, including the assassinations of Gongyang's predecessors, King U and King Chang.
After the murder of Jeong Mong-ju, the last major supporter of the Goryeo kings, Gongyang was deposed and the Goryeo dynasty came to an end. He was at first exiled to Wonju, then went to Samcheok where he died.
Family
- Father : Wang Gyun, Grand Prince Jeongwon (왕균 정원부원군)
- Grandfather : Wang Yu, Prince Sunhwa (? - 1360) (왕유 순화후 )
- Grandmother : Princess Consort Mahanguk of the Shin clan (마한국명예비 신씨)
- Mother : Grand Princess Samhanguk of the Kaesong Wang clan (삼한국대비 왕씨)
- Grandfather : Wang Hun, Grand Prince Yeondeok (왕훈 연덕부원대군)
- Grandmother : Lady Anui of the Jo clan (안의비 조씨)
- Consorts :
- Royal Consort Sun-Bi of the Gyoha No clan (? - 1394) (순비 노씨)
- Wang Seok, Crown Prince Jeongseong (? - 1394) (왕석 정성군)
- Princess Suknyeong (숙녕궁주)
- Princess Jeongshin (? - 1421) (정신궁주)
- Princess Gyeeonghwa (경화궁주)
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