Royal Consort Shin-Bi

In this Korean name, the family name is Yeom.

Royal Consort Sin of the Paju Yeom clan (Korean: 신비 염씨; Hanja: 愼妃 廉氏) was the 6th wife of King Gongmin of Goryeo.^[3]

Royal Consort Sin-Bi Yeom 신비 염씨
Royal Consort of Goryeo
Tenure	1371–1374
Coronation	1371
Predecessor	Royal Consort Jeong
Successor	Palace Lady Han
Spouse	Gongmin of Goryeo ​ ​ (m. 1371; died 1374)​
House	Paju Yeom (by birth) House of Wang (by marriage)
Father	Yeom Je-sin, Internal Prince Gokseong^[1]^[2]
Mother	Grand Lady of Jinhan State of the Andong Gwon clan

Royal Consort Sin of the Paju Yeom clan
Hangul	신비 염씨
Hanja	愼妃 廉氏
Revised Romanization	Sinbi Yeomssi
McCune–Reischauer	Shin'pi Yŏm'ssh'i

Biography

Marriage and Palace life

In 28 November 1371 (20th year reign of King Gongmin of Goryeo), she was honoured as Sin-Bi (신비, 愼妃).^[4] As they didn't have any issue,^[5] in 1372 (21st year of King Gongmin), he selected some young and handsome men and then ordered Han-An (한안) and Hong-Ryun (홍륜) from the Self-Defense Committee to have a sex with his consorts.^[6] After King Gongmin assassinated in 1374, Yeom choose to leave the Palace, shaved her hair and became a Buddhist monk.^[7] Even so, the court still respect all of the late King Gongmin's widowed consorts and continued to provide their daily necessities until it was stopped in 1388. After this, no records left about Yeom's life.

Relatives

Yeom had:

• 3 older brothers:

1. Yeom Guk-bo, Prince Seoseong (염국보 서성군, 廉國寶 瑞城君) – married Lady of the Andong Gwon clan (부인 안동 권씨), daughter of Gwon-Yeom the Prince Hyeonbok (권염 현복군) and had 2 sons and 1 daughter.
2. Yeom Heung-bang (염흥방, 廉興邦) – married Lady Jo (부인 조씨), daughter of Jo Mun-gyeong (조문경) and had 3 daughters.
3. Yeom Jeong-Su (염정수, 廉廷秀) – married Lady of the Baecheon Jo clan (부인 배천 조씨), daughter of Jo Deuk-ju (조득주) and had 1 daughter.

• 3 older sisters:

1. Lady Yeom (부인 염씨) – married Hong-Jing (홍징, 洪徵) and had 3 sons and 1 daughter.
2. Lady Yeom (부인 염씨) – married Im-Heon (임헌, 任獻) and had 3 sons and 1 daughter.
3. Lady Yeom (부인 염씨) – married Jeong Hui-gye (정희계, 鄭煕啓) and had 1 son and 1 daughter.

• 1 younger sister who married Yi-Song (이송, 李悚) and had 2 sons.

Ancestors of Royal Consort Shin-Bi
Yeom Seung-ik 염승익 Yeom Se-chung 염세충 Yeom Je-sin, Internal Prince Gokseong 염제신 곡성부원군 Jo In-gyu, Internal Prince Pyeongyang 조인규 평양부원군 Princess Gasun of the Pyeongyang Jo clan 가순택주 평양 조씨 Royal Consort Sin-Bi Yeom 신비 염씨 Mr. Gwon 권씨 Gwon Han-gong, Internal Prince Yecheon 권한공 예천부원군 Grand Lady of Jinhan State of the Andong Gwon clan 진한국대부인 안동 권씨

In popular culture

• Portrayed by Uhm Hye-Shin in the 2014 KBS TV series Jeong Do-jeon.^[8]

References

1. "염제신 - Encyves Wiki". dh.aks.ac.kr (in Korean).
2. 京畿道史資料集: 고려 편 III-IV [Gyeonggi Province History Data Collection: The Goryeo's Letters III-IV] (in Korean). University of Michigan: Gyeonggi Province. 1998. p. 347.
3. "고려 31대 공민왕왕후 - 신비 염씨(愼妃 廉氏)". 네이버 블로그 | 헤베설화 하루향기 (in Korean).
4. "염제신의 딸을 신비로 삼다". db.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2021.
5. Ki-heung, Jang (2006). 내시, 권력 을 희롱 하다 [The Eunuch and A Mock Power] (in Korean). Gyeongin Cultural History: University of Michigan. p. 103. ISBN 9788949904337.
6. "공민왕 후비 신비 염씨". db.history.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 18, 2021.
7. 韓國人物小說全集 [The Korean History] (in Korean). University of California: Yuwen Ge. 1967. p. 135.
8. "[정도전] #02-1. 공민왕의 여인들, 그리고 불미스러운 이야기". m.blog.naver.com (in Korean). 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2021.

External links

• Sin-Bi Yeom on Naver (in Korean).
• Sin-Bi Yeom on Encykorea (in Korean).