Loading AI tools
Royal Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan (Korean: 숙비 최씨; Hanja: 淑妃 崔氏; lit. 'Pure Consort of the Haeju Choe clan'; d. 1184), also known as Princess Jangsin (장신궁주; 長信宮主) was a Korean royal consort as the fourth wife of King Yejong of Goryeo.[citation needed]
| Suk-bi Choe 숙비 최씨 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dowager consort of Goryeo | |||||
| Tenure | 1129–1184? | ||||
| Coronation | 1129 | ||||
| Monarch | King Injong (stepson) King Myeongjong (step-grandson) | ||||
| Died | 1184 Goryeo | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Wang Gak-gwan | ||||
| |||||
| House | Haeju Choe (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Choe Yong | ||||
| Mother | Lady Gim | ||||
Biography
Early life
Lady Choe was born as the third daughter of Choe Yong and Lady Kim,[1] into the Haeju Choe clan (해주 최씨; 海州 崔氏). Her father was a great-grandson of Choe Chung (최충). She had eight brothers and four sisters.
Marriage and later life
In 1121, King Yejong decided to make Lady Choe his concubine[2] and she entered the palace not long after that.[3] She then given the royal title of Princess Jangsin (장신궁주; 長信宮主) and gave birth to a son, Wang Gak-gwan.
On 1129, she was honoured as Suk-bi (숙비; 淑妃; "Pure Consort")[4] by King Injong, her husband's only son by his second wife. In 1144 (22nd year reign of King Injong), Lady Suk-bi's father was granted the title Susagong (수사공).[5]
The widowed consort died in 1184, during the 14th year of King Myeongjong's reign.[6] The location of her tomb is unknown.
References
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
