Royal Consort Suk of the Haeju Choe clan (; ; d. 1184), also known as Princess Jangsin () was a Korean royal consort as the fourth wife of King Yejong of Goryeo.

Biography

Early life

Lady Choe was born as the third daughter of Choe Yong and Lady Kim, into the

Haeju Choe clan Haeju () is a city located in South Hwanghae Province near Haeju Bay in North Korea. It is the administrative centre of South Hwanghae Province. As of 2008, the population of the city is estimated to be 273,300. At the beginning of the 20th century ...

(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 and she entered the palace not long after that. 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") 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). The widowed consort died in 1184, during the 14th year of King Myeongjong's reign.《고려사》권88〈열전〉권1 - 숙비 최씨 The location of her tomb is unknown.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jangsin Year of birth unknown 1184 deaths Royal consorts of the Goryeo Dynasty Haeju Choe clan