Royal Consort Yongjeol of the Gyeongju Gim clan (Hangul: 용절덕비 김씨, Hanja: 容節德妃金氏; ; d. 1102) or before called as Princess Yeonheung () was the fourth wife of King Jeongjong of Goryeo. She was born in

Gyeongju Gyeongju ( ko, 경주, ), historically known as ''Seorabeol'' ( ko, 서라벌, ), is a coastal city in the far southeastern corner of North Gyeongsang Province in South Korea. It is the second largest city by area in the province after Andong, ...

as the daughter of Gim Won-chung (김원충), son of Gim In-wi (김인위) and her younger sister became Munjong of Goryeo's 5th wife. In 1040 (6th year reign of Jeongjong of Goryeo), she was chosen to be his 4th wife and got married not long after that. She then given royal title as Princess Yeonheung (연흥궁주, 延興宮主). Meanwhile, she later died in 1102 (7th year reign of

Sukjong of Goryeo Sukjong of Goryeo (2 September 1054 – 10 November 1105) (r. 1095–1105) was the 15th ruler of the Goryeo dynasty of Korea. Sukjong rose to the throne in 1095 upon the abdication of his young nephew, Heonjong. He oversaw various internal inn ...

) and Posthumously honoured as ''Virtuous Consort'' (덕비, 德妃) under King Sukjong's command with the name of Yongjeol (용절, 容節).

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Yongjeol, Deok-bi Royal consorts of the Goryeo Dynasty 1102 deaths 11th-century Korean people 11th-century Korean women Year of birth unknown Gim clan of Gyeongju