Princess Jangsin
| Suk-bi Choe 숙비 최씨 | |||||
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| 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 | ||||
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| House | Haeju Choe (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Choe Yong | ||||
| Mother | Lady Gim | ||||
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]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 今將以辰韓公長女, 大卿崔湧季女, 備之內職, 有司宜據禮典, 定名以聞 《고려사》권14〈세가〉권14 - 예종 16년 1월 - 왕이 귀비와 숙비를 맞아들이기로 하다 참고.
- ^ 《고려사》권14〈세가〉권14 - 예종 16년 1월 - 왕이 귀비와 숙비를 맞아들이기로 하다
- ^ 《고려사》권14〈세가〉권14 - 예종 16년 1월 - 숙비를 맞아들이다
- ^ "고려시대 史料 Database". Goryeosa (in Korean). Retrieved September 10, 2021.
- ^ "[예종실록] 2.예종의 가족들 - 山寺愛人". 山寺愛人 (in Korean). 23 September 2005. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ 《고려사》권88〈열전〉권1 - 숙비 최씨