Gongbin Choe

Not to be confused with Gongbin Kim.

In this Korean name, the family name is Choe, and Gongbin is a royal title, not a personal name.

Gongbin Choe (Korean: 공빈 최씨; Hanja: 恭嬪 崔氏), or Concubine Gong, of the Jeonju Choe clan, was a consort of Yejong of Joseon.

Gongbin Choe
Royal Consort of the Senior First Rank
Burial	Goyang, South Korea
Consort of	Yejong of Joseon
Names Ranks: Sohun (소훈; 昭訓) → Sugui (숙의; 淑儀) → Gwiin (귀인; 貴人) → Bin (빈; 嬪)
Clan	Jeonju Choe (by birth) Jeonju Yi (by marriage)
Dynasty	Yi
Father	Choe Do-il
Mother	Lady, of the Gyeongju Jeong clan
Korean name
Hangul	공빈 최씨
Hanja	恭嬪崔氏
RR	Gongbin Choessi
MR	Kongbin Ch'oessi

Biography

Lady Choe was born into the Jeonju Choe clan, as the youngest daughter of Choi Do-il and a lady from the Gyeongju Jeong clan. She had an elder brother and an elder sister, who also married into the royal family in 1457.

She was selected as a consort for Yejong when he was still the crown prince, and on 11 June 1462, she was appointed as a consort of the crown prince of the junior fifth rank (소훈; 昭訓; sohun). She had no any issue with Yejong.

It is unknown when she died but her tomb is near that of Princess Gyeonghye in Daeja-san, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.

Family

• Father: Choe Do-il (최도일; 崔道一; 1418–1468)
• Mother: Lady, of the Gyeongju Jeong clan (경주 정씨; 1418–?); third daughter of Jeong Hui-gye (정희계; 鄭熙啓)
• Sibling(s)
  • Elder brother: Choe Se-hyeon (최세현; 崔世賢; 1439–?)
    • Sister-in-law: Lady, of the Gwangsan Kim clan (광산 김씨; 1447–1513); eldest daughter of Kim Gyeom-gwang (김겸광; 金謙光; 1419–1490)
  • Elder sister: Princess Consort Gimje of the Jeonju Choe clan (김제군부인 전주 최씨; 1441–1519)
    • Brother-in-law: Yi Bu, Prince Yeongsun, Duke Gongso (이부 영순군 공소공 현록대부; 3 July 1444 – 1 April 1470)
• Spouse: Yejong of Joseon (조선 예종; 23 January 1450 – 9 January 1470) — No issue.