Duke Changwon

Wang Chi was a Goryeo Royal Prince as the first and oldest son of King Huijong and Queen Seongpyeong, who got exiled to Inju following his father who was forced to abdicated the throne by Ch'oe Ch'unghŏn. Wang Chi was known for being the Deposed Crown Prince.

Biography

Wang Chi was born in 1197 as the first child and son of Wang Yŏng, from his wife, Lady Im, making him became the eldest grandson to King Sinjong and Queen Seonjeong. He had four younger brothers and five sisters, which the first sister became the wife of the future King Gojong.
When King Myeongjong exiled by the Goryeo military regime, Wang T'ak, as his younger brother, succeeded the throne instead of his only son, Crown Prince Wang O. However, Wang T'ak suddenly died in 1204 and his eldest son, Wang Yŏng succeeded the throne. As a monarch's eldest son, the Heir Successor Wang Chi became the crown prince at the age 8 in 1204 and did the Guan Li seven years later in 1211.
However, the powerful Ch'oe Ch'ung-hŏn deposed King Huijong from the throne and sent him into exile at Ganghwa Island in the same year after Ch'oe discovered that Huijong plotted to kill him in a conspiracy along with his eunuch, Wang Chun-myŏng and others. Thus, Wang Chi was exiled to Inju and the former-crown-prince Wang O ascended the throne as King Gangjong in 1212.
After suffered throughout of his life and being pardoned, Wang Chi became Marquess Changwon and Duke Changwon while later died unmarried at the age 66 in 1262. There was no records left about where is his death place or tomb location.