Royal Consort Shin-Bi

Royal Consort Shin of the Paju Yeom clan (Korean: 신비 염씨; Hanja: 愼妃 廉氏; 1350 - ?) was the 6th wife of King Gongmin of Goryeo.

Marriage and Palace life

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

• Father - Yeom Je-shin (염제신, 廉悌臣) (1304 - 1382)
• Mother - Grand Lady Jinhan of the Andong Gwon clan (진한국대부인 안동 권씨) (1302 - ?); third daughter of Gwon Han-gong (권한공, 權漢功; 1265-1349)
• Stepmother - Lady Bae of the Daegu Bae clan (대구 배씨, 大邱 裵氏) (1308 - ?); youngest daughter of Bae Jeong-ji (배정지, 裵廷芝; 1295-1332)

Sibling(s)

• Older brother - Yeom Guk-bo, Prince Seoseong (염국보 서성군, 廉國寶 瑞城君) (1325 - ?)
  • Sister-in-law - Lady of the Andong Gwon clan (안동 권씨) (1321 - ?); third daughter of Gwon Hyeong, Prince Hyeonbok (권형 현복군; 1302-1340) and had 1 daughter and 2 sons.
• Older brother - Yeom Gwang-won (염광원, 廉廣元) (1327 - ?)
  • Sister-in-law - Lady Oh (오씨, 吳氏) (1331 - ?)
• Older sister - Lady Yeom (염씨) (1332 - 1396)
  • Brother-in-law - Hong Jing (홍징, 洪徵) of the Namyang Hong clan (1331 - 1388) and had 4 daughters and 6 sons.
• Older sister - Lady Yeom (염씨) (1334 - ?)
  • Brother-in-law - Im Heon (임헌, 任獻) of the Jangheung Im clan (1332 - ?) and had 4 daughters and 1 son.
• Older brother - Yeom Jeong-su (염정수, 廉廷秀) (1342 - 1388)
  • Sister-in-law - Lady of the Baecheon Jo clan (배천 조씨); daughter of Jo Deuk-ju (조득주) and had 1 daughter who became the great-grandmother of Queen Ansun.
• Older brother - Yeom Hye-ju (염혜주, 廉惠珠) (1344 - ?)
  • Sister-in-law - Lady Song (송씨, 宋氏) (1347 - ?)
• Older brother - Yeom Heung-bang (염흥방, 廉興邦) (1346 - 1388)
  • Sister-in-law - Lady Oh of the Boseong Oh clan (보성 오씨, 寶城 吳氏) (1331 - ?); daughter of Oh Gwang-shin (오광신, 吳廣信; 1294-?)
  • Sister-in-law - Princess Consort Hong of the Namyang Hong clan (군분인 남양 홍씨) (1334 - ?); daughter of Hong Yu-gu (홍유구, 洪有龜; 1308-?)
  • Sister-in-law- Princess Consort Jo of the Baecheon Jo clan (군부인 배천 조씨) (1345 - ?); daughter of Jo Jong-bu (조종부, 趙宗簿; 1324-?) and had 2 sons and 3 daughters.
  • Sister-in-law - Princess Consort Han of the Cheongju Han clan (군부인 청주 한씨) (1347 - ?); third daughter of Han Gong-ui (한공의, 韓公義; 1307-1365)
• Older sister - Lady Yeom (염씨) (1346 - ?); Byeon Nam-Yong’s first wife
  • Brother-in-law - Byeon Nam-yong (변남용, 卞南龍) (1343 - ?), had 3 sons.
• Older sister - Lady Yeom (염씨) (1348 - 1376); first wife of Jeong Hui-gye
  • Brother-in-law - Jeong Hui-gye (정희계, 鄭煕啓) of the Gyeongju Jeong clan (1348 - 1396) and had 3 daughters and 3 sons.
• Older sister - Lady Yeom (염씨) (1350 - ?)
  • Brother-in-law - Hong Mun-pil (홍문필, 洪文弼) (1347 - ?)

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