Su-bi Gwon

Royal Consort Su of the Andong Gwon clan (Korean: 수비 안동 권씨; Hanja: 壽妃 安東 權氏; died 29 April 1340^[a]) was the fifth wife of King Chungsuk of Goryeo.

Su-bi Gwon 수비 권씨
Royal consort of Goryeo
Died	29 April 1335 Goryeo
Spouse	Unnamed man Chungsuk of Goryeo
Posthumous name Consort Su (수비; 壽妃)
House	Andong Gwon (by birth) Kaeseong Wang (by marriage)
Father	Gwon Ryeom
Mother	Lady Jo of the Pyongyang Jo clan

Biography

Early life and relatives

The future Royal Consort Su was born into the Andong Gwon clan as the eldest daughter and second child of Gwon Ryeom, Prince Hyeonbok (현복군; 玄禑君) and his wife who was from the Pyongyang Jo clan. King Chunghye's third wife, Lady Hong was once Lady Gwon's cousin.

Her paternal great-grandfather was Gwon-Bo, Internal Prince Yeongga (권보 영가부원군) and her paternal grandfather was Gwon-Jun, Internal Prince Gilchang (권준 길창부원군) who kept his loyalty to King Chungsuk when other servants loyal on Wang Go. From Gwon-Jun's succession, the Andong Gwon clan became a prestigious family and had a lot of wealth. His manor was said to admired by the king when he visited.

Marriage and palace life

Lady Gwon was firstly marry to Jeon-Sin (전신)'s son, but her father tried to divorced them due to the quality of the Jeon family clan (전씨; 全氏). Then, in 1335 (4th years reign of King Chungsuk), the couple finally divorced under the pretext of an order from the king and Lady Gwon was honoured the Consort Su (수비; 壽妃) upon becoming the king's new consort.^[1][2]

In 1339, after King Chungsuk's death, Lady Gwon and his other wife–Princess Gyeonghwa was raped by his son and successor, King Chunghye.^[3]

Later life

Lady Gwon died childless on 29 April 1340,^[4] and her father, Gwon-Ryeom also died in the same year at 39 years old, so it was believed that she died at a young age (mid 20s) possibly by suicide after the shock of being raped.^[5]

Family

• Father: Gwon Ryeom (권렴, 權廉; 1302–1340)
• Mother: Lady, of the Pyongyang Jo clan (평양 조씨)
• Husbands
  • Unknown 1st husband (son of Jeon Sin (전신; 全信) – No issue.
  • 2nd husband: King Chungsuk of Goryeo (고려 충숙왕; 1294–1339) – No issue.

Notes

1. In the Chinese calendar (lunar), she died on 3 April 1340.

References

1. 《고려사》권35〈세가〉권35
2. 고려사 > 권35 > 세가 권제35 > 충숙왕(후)(忠肅王(後)) 4년 > 8월 > 권형의 딸을 수비로 책봉하다. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2022.
3. 고려사 > 권36 > 세가 권제36 > 충혜왕(후)(忠惠王(後)) 즉위년 > 5월 > 왕이 서모와 정을 통하다. Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2022.
4. 《고려사》권36〈세가〉권36
5. "권염".

External links

• 수비 권씨 on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).
• 수비 권씨 on Goryeosa (in Korean).