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王禎以高麗王世子的身份，於1328年前往元大都充當宿衛。1330年，忠肅王要求退位後，元文宗讓忠惠王返回高麗繼承王位，並娶元關西王焦八之女德寧公主為妃。

忠惠王年幼貪玩，不好讀書。忠肅王十分討厭他，把他稱作潑皮，待他十分冷淡。忠惠王繼位之後，喜歡與裴佺、朱柱等人角力，毫無君臣之禮。居注李湛勸諫，忠惠王不聽，反而對儒者更加疏遠。於是在第二年忠惠王就被召到元大都，忠肅王複位。

忠肅王復位之後，立即將忠惠王寵信的尹碩、孫琦、金之鏡等十餘人罷官充軍。次年，忠惠王表達了自己的悔過之心，忠肅王得知後不禁流淚。但忠惠王依然不改其貪玩的個性，甚至有一次其寵信的人將忠肅王打倒在地。

1340年，忠肅王去世。雖然忠肅王討厭忠惠王，但在臨終前仍然以其為繼承人，並派李揆前往元朝，請求讓忠惠王襲位。元丞相伯顏反對，提出讓瀋王王暠襲位；但以老臣權溥為首，高麗群臣聯名上書中書省，要求忠惠王復位。元廷最終讓忠惠王再次繼承了王位。

忠惠王喜好女色，荒淫兇狠。綁架、姦淫婦女，若不從者即殺之。他與眾多女子發生性關係，因此得有性病。他強奪霸佔了一些大臣的妻子，又同庶母壽妃權氏通姦，後來又將庶母慶華公主強姦。

忠惠王的行為讓高麗文臣武將都十分不滿，將軍曹頔發動叛亂，但兵敗被殺。雖然失敗，但曹頔一黨將忠惠王的暴行告訴元廷，元廷遂派中書省斷事官頭麟等人前來調查，又遭到慶華公主的哭訴。因此頭麟將忠惠王及一些大臣綁架到了元大都。元順帝下令將忠惠王囚禁於刑部，韓宗愈等大臣下獄，命中書省、樞密院、御史臺、翰林院、宗正府等對其進行審問。但同年忠惠王的政敵伯顏被罷免了元朝丞相之職流放廣東，忠惠王被釋放歸國。

忠惠王歸國之後，依然不改其荒淫殘暴的作風，頻頻出遊，人皆苦之。有時甚至用彈丸攻擊行路之人，高麗百姓見到忠惠王出行就紛紛逃避。忠惠王只要遇上有姿色的女性就強姦，甚至連寵信的內侍的妻室也不放過。雖然如此，忠惠王對犯有通姦、強姦的人處罰卻十分公正。一次忠惠王廷杖了嬖人胡帖木兒，燒其舌和下體，流放外島。途中恐其不死，特意將為其治病的醫官召回。開城民間又有傳聞稱忠惠王欲取民間小兒數十名埋在新宮殿的地基之下作為打生樁，一時間開城人心惶惶，抱兒逃竄，治安混亂。

1343年，李蕓、曹益清、奇轍等上書中書省，稱忠惠王荒淫無道，請立行省以安百姓。農曆11月，元朝托以告郊頒赦之名，遣大卿朶赤、郞中別失哥等六人出使高麗，誘使忠惠王外出郊迎元使，忠惠王起初以病拒絕，後在大臣高龍普的勸說下不得不郊迎。此時元朝官兵突然襲擊了忠惠王的護衛，將忠惠王劫持。以虐待子民為名逮捕了忠惠王寵信的大臣，將他們綁架往元朝。高麗朝廷計劃聯名上書中書省請求赦免其罪，但大臣們都討厭他，許多人託故不至，最終沒能成功。元順帝下令將忠惠王流放到廣東的揭陽縣。忠惠王出發的時候，只有裴佺獻上一件衣服，沒有任何人願意隨行。

忠惠王沒有到達流放地，次年行至岳陽縣突然逝世。其死因，一說是被鴆殺，一說吃了有毒的橘子突然死去。忠惠王的死訊傳到高麗後，國人爭相慶祝，以為重見天日。

其子忠穆王繼位，將其葬於永陵。由於他昏庸殘暴，元廷曾長期拒絕賜他諡號，後來賜諡忠惠獻孝大王（）。

家庭

夫人

兄弟

• 恭愍王

子女

子

• 忠穆王（德寧公主所生）

• 忠定王（禧妃所生）

女

• 長寧公主

腳註

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 of Goryeo and Queen Gongwon, a Hong. He is sometimes known by his Mongolian name, Putashiri, which is rendered in hanja as Butapsilri.

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.

After his father's death, Chunghye raped one of his father's concubines, Princess Gyeonghwa, who attempted to flee Goryeo. Chunghye imprisoned her in the palace. The Yuan emissary eventually visited the palace to visit Princess Gyeonghwa, who informed him of what had transpired. Then, the Yuan emissary arrested Chunghye and dragged Chunghye to Beijing. Chunghye was ordered guilty.

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: Yasokjin, Consort Ui (? – 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:

• Princess Consort Deoknyeong of the Borjigin clan (? – 1375) (덕녕공주)

• #King Chungmok of Goryeo (15 May 1337 – 25 December 1348) (고려 충목왕)

• #Princess Jangnyeong (장녕공주)

• Royal Consort Hee-Bi of the Papyeong Yun clan (? – 1380) (희비 윤씨)

• #King Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338 – 23 March 1352) (고려 충정왕)

• Princess Euncheon of the Im clan (은천옹주 임씨)

• #Wang Seok-Gi (1341 – 1375) (왕석기)

• Bayankhutag of the Borjigin clan, Princess Gyeonghwa (? –1344) (경화공주)

• Royal Consort Hwa-Bi of the Namyang Hong clan (화비 홍씨)

In popular culture

• portrayed by Joo Jin-mo in 2013-2014 MBC TV series Empress Ki.

• 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.