Princess Euncheon

Princess Euncheon of the Im clan or Princess Sagi was a Korean royal consort and the 4th wife of King Chunghye of Goryeo. She was also known as Princess Oji .

Biography Early life and background The future Princess Euncheon was born as the daughter of merchant Im-Sin who served Grand Prince Danyang, a grandson of Chungnyeol of Goryeo. While she and her father made their living by selling porcelain vessels, she was found and favored not long after by King Chunghye, also becoming his concubine and favourite wife.

Palace life In 1340, Princess Euncheon then entered the palace by Chunghye's order and become Palace Lady Im and two years later, in February, Lady Hong was chosen to become Chunghye's 3rd wife and was given a royal title. Seeing this, Im became jealous and tried to prevent the marriage. To comfort her, the King then bestowed the royal title Princess Euncheon unto her. However, people had also referred to Princess Euncheon as Princess Sagi (which came from her times selling porcelain vessels) and Princess Oji. When she gave birth to their son, the King robbed the linen and silk market and gave its goods to her as a gift. She was said to be very lustful and got along well with the King. It was known that she had a taste for luxury, which caused her to tell the King to build a new palace for her to live in. In the process, by Princess Euncheon's order, many millstones and treadmills were installed. However, in November of the same year, the Yuan Dynasty captured King Chunghye, ending her luxurious life under the king's oversight. After he was taken away, she and about 120 other royal officials who were on the King's side were immediately expelled from the palace. There were no records left after her expulsion from the palace.