Royal Consort Jeongbin Kim

Gim Goeumga or posthumously honoured as Royal Noble Consort Jeong, was the third wife of Yi Jachun.

Biography

Born as Gim Goeumga, she was initially a Mistress in Yi Jachun's manor but later bore him a son, Yi Hwa and become his consort. It was said that her step-son, Yi Seonggye 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 Gaegyeong and burned down her slave documents.
Seonggye then established the new Joseon and gave Gim Royal title as Princess Jeongan. She later died on 9 January 1404. 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 Emperor Gojong of Korea, she was honoured as "Royal Noble Consort" with the character of Jeong.