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Royal Consort Su of the Andong Gwon clan (Korean: 수비 안동 권씨; Hanja: 壽妃 安東 權氏; died 29 April 1340) was the fifth wife of King Chungsuk of Goryeo.
Biography
= Early life and relatives
=The future Royal Consort Su was born into the Andong Gwon clan as the eldest daughter and second child of Gwon Ryeom, Prince Hyeonbok (현복군; 玄禑君) and his wife who was from the Pyongyang Jo clan. King Chunghye's third wife, Lady Hong was once Lady Gwon's cousin.
Her paternal great-grandfather was Gwon-Bo, Internal Prince Yeongga (권보 영가부원군) and her paternal grandfather was Gwon-Jun, Internal Prince Gilchang (권준 길창부원군) who kept his loyalty to King Chungsuk when other servants loyal on Wang Go. From Gwon-Jun's succession, the Andong Gwon clan became a prestigious family and had a lot of wealth. His manor was said to admired by the king when he visited.
= Marriage and palace life
=Lady Gwon was firstly marry to Jeon-Sin (전신)'s son, but her father tried to divorced them due to the quality of the Jeon family clan (전씨; 全氏). Then, in 1335 (4th years reign of King Chungsuk), the couple finally divorced under the pretext of an order from the king and Lady Gwon was honoured the Consort Su (수비; 壽妃) upon becoming the king's new consort.
In 1339, after King Chungsuk's death, Lady Gwon and his other wife–Princess Gyeonghwa was raped by his son and successor, King Chunghye.
= Later life
=Lady Gwon died childless on 29 April 1340, and her father, Gwon-Ryeom also died in the same year at 39 years old, so it was believed that she died at a young age (mid 20s) possibly by suicide after the shock of being raped.
Family
Father: Gwon Ryeom (권렴, 權廉; 1302–1340)
Mother: Lady, of the Pyongyang Jo clan (평양 조씨)
Husbands
Unknown 1st husband (son of Jeon Sin (전신; 全信) – No issue.
2nd husband: King Chungsuk of Goryeo (고려 충숙왕; 1294–1339) – No issue.
Notes
References
External links
수비 권씨 on the Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean).
수비 권씨 on Goryeosa (in Korean).