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| Gongbin Choe | |
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| Royal Consort of the Senior First Rank | |
| Born | after 1441 Joseon |
| Died | after 1483 Joseon |
| Burial | Goyang, South Korea |
| Consort of | King Yejong |
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| 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 |
Gongbin Choe (Korean: 공빈 최씨; Hanja: 恭嬪 崔氏), or Concubine Gong, of the Jeonju Choe clan, was a consort of King Yejong, the eighth monarch of Joseon.
Lady Choe was most likely born during the reign of King Sejong, as the younger daughter among one son and two daughters. The exact date and year of birth are unknown. Her father was Choe Do-il (최도일) and her mother was a lady from the Gyeongju Jeong clan (경주 정씨).
Her natal Jeonju Choe clan had a history of forming marital relationships with the royal family. Her grandfather's sisters, Princess Consort Jeonju (전주군부인 ) and Grand Princess Consort Wansan (완산부부인), were the wives of King Taejong's fifth son, Prince Hamnyeong (함녕군), and King Sejong's seventh son, Grand Prince Geumseong (금성대군), respectively. Her father's sister was the second wife of Grand Prince Imyong, Grand Princess Consort Jean (제안부부인), and through this connection, Lady Choe was a first cousin of Prince Gwiseong (귀성군), who served as chief state councilor during the last year of King Sejo's reign, as well as of County Princess Jungmo (중모현주), the mother of Deposed Queen Shin.
In 1462, Lady Choe was selected as a consort for King Yejong (then known as Crown Prince Hwang) and appointed as a consort of the crown prince of the junior fifth rank (소훈; sohun). Following Yejong's accession to the throne, she became a royal consort of the junior second rank (숙의; sugui). In 1483, during King Seongjong's reign, she was elevated to the junior first rank (귀인; gwiin). She appears as "Concubine Gong" in the genealogy of the Jeonju Choe clan, but there are no surviving records about her promotion to the senior first rank (빈; bin).
It is unknown when Lady Choe died. Her tomb is located near that of Princess Gyeonghye, in Daeja-dong, Deogyang District, Goyang, Gyeonggi Province.
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| Choe Yu-gyeong (최유경) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Choe Sa-gang (최사강) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Choe Seung-nyeong (최승녕) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Choe Do-il (최도일) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Concubine Gong | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeong Hui-gye (정희계) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lady, of the Gyeongju Jeong clan (경주 정씨) | |||||||||||||||||||