Gim Goeumga (; died 9 January 1404) or posthumously honoured as Royal Noble Consort Jeong, was the third wife of Yi Jachun.

Biography

Born as Gim Goeumga (), she was initially a

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in Yi Jachun's manor but later bore him a son, Yi Hwa (the future ''Grand Prince Uian'') and become his consort. It was said that her step-son,

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(이성계; the future ''King Taejo of Joseon'') always paid special attention to Gim and her son, also regarded them as his biological family too and always got down on his knees when deal and greeted her even it wasn't too mandatory. When Seonggye was young, Gim accidentally saw 5 crows and asked him to shoot them with an arrow. Then, after he shot five arrows at the same time, she told him that he should never disclose such things to anyone. After Jachun's death in 1361, he brought her to

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and burned down her slave documents. Seonggye then established the new

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and gave Gim Royal title as Princess Jeongan (). She later died on 9 January 1404 (4th year reign of Seonggye's son, Yi Bangwon). Heard about this, Bangwon was very sad and suspended the inquiry for three days and mourned her. In 1872, during the 9th year reign of

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, she was honoured as "Royal Noble Consort" () with the character of Jeong ().

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Jeongbin Royal consorts of Joseon 14th-century Korean women 14th-century Korean people Year of birth unknown 1404 deaths Date of birth unknown