Yi Hae-won

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In this Korean name, the family name is Yi.
Yi Hae-won
Yi upon her marriage in 1936
Head of the House of Yi[1]
(disputed)
Period16 July 2005 – 8 February 2020
Coronation16 July 2005
PredecessorCrown Prince Yi Gu
SuccessorNone
Born(1919-04-24)24 April 1919
Sadong Palace, Keijō, Keiki-dō, Chōsen
(today Seoul, South Korea)
Died8 February 2020(2020-02-08) (aged 100)
Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
SpouseYi Seung-gyu
Issue
  • Yi Jin-hyu
  • Yi Jin-wang
  • Yi Jin-ju
  • Yi Jin-hong
HouseJeonju Yi (by birth)
Yongin Yi (by marriage)
FatherPrince Yi Kang of Korea
MotherYi Hui-chun, Lady Yi of Sudeok Hall (biological)
Kim Su-deok, Lady Kim of Deokin Hall (adoptive)
Korean Imperial name
Hangul
이진
Hanja
李珍
Revised RomanizationYi Jin
McCune–ReischauerI Ch'in
Childhood name
Hangul
이길운 or 이원
Hanja
李吉雲 or 李瑗
Revised RomanizationYi Gil-un or Yi Won
McCune–ReischauerI Kil-un or I Won
Registered Name
Hangul
이해원
Hanja
李海瑗
Revised RomanizationYi Hae-won
McCune–ReischauerI Hae-wŏn

Yi Hae-won (Korean: 이해원; Hanja: 李海瑗; 24 April 1919 – 8 February 2020), also Lee Hae-won, was a member of House of Yi: the royal family of Joseon and the Korean Empire. She was born as the second daughter of Prince Imperial Ui who was the fifth son of Emperor Gojong of Korea. Her mother was one of Prince Ui's concubines, Lady Yi of Sudeok Hall. Yi was considered one of two pretenders to the throne, alongside her nephew, Yi Won.[2][3]

She died at the age of 100 in her house on Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province.[4]

Birth and marriage[edit]

Yi Haewon was born in Sadong Palace, which was an official residence of her family in Keijō and raised in Unhyeon Palace. After she graduated from Kyunggi Girls' High School in 1937, she then married Yi Seunggyu, who was kidnapped and compulsorily taken to North Korea during the Korean War. They had three sons and one daughter.[5]

Coronation[edit]

Following the death of her cousin Yi Ku on 16 July 2005, members of the imperial family chose his adopted son, Yi Won, as the next Head of the Korean Imperial Household,[6] bestowing on him the title, the Hereditary Prince Imperial of Korea (Hwangsason), representative of an inherited title from Yi Ku.[7] Contesting her nephew's claim and appointment to the throne, Yi Haewŏn announced the restoration of the Korean Imperial Household.[6] A private coronation ceremony was held on 29 September 2006, during which Yi Haewŏn was bestowed the title, the "Empress of Korea". According to one of her half-brothers, Yi Seok, who was another pretender, other close royal member didn't approve such a ceremony; Yi Seok himself was also invited, but he didn't attend the ceremony, for he didn't know who the members of the "Imperial Family Association of Daehanjeguk" are.[6]

Family[edit]

Yi Hae-won's husband, Yi Seung-gyu, descended from the Yongin Yi clan (용인 이씨, 龍仁 李氏), according to the Genealogy book of the clan published in 1983.[5]

  • Great-Grandfather
  • Great-Grandmother
  • Grandfather
  • Grandmother
  • Father: Yi Kang, Prince Imperial Ui (이강 의친왕) (30 March 1877 - 16 August 1955)
  • Mother:
  • Husband:
    • Yi Seung-gyu (이승규, 李昇圭; born 4 September 1917)
      • Father-in-law: Yi Wan-yeong (이완영, 李完榮) (1895 - 1943), the only son of Yi Ju-sang (이주상, 李胄相).
      • Mother-in-law: Lady Yi Hui-gyeong of the Hansan Yi clan (이희경, 李喜慶; born 1895), the daughter of Yi Deok-gyu (이덕규, 李德珪).
  • Children:
  1. Son: Yi Jin-hyu (이진휴, 李鎭烋; born 24 January 1941)
    1. Daughter-in-law: Lady Yi Ae-seon (이애선, 李愛仙)
  2. Son: Yi Jin-wang (이진왕, 李鎭旺; 14 November 1945 - December 2019)
    1. Daughter-in-law: Lady Park Jong-mi (박종미, 朴鍾美)
  3. Daughter: Yi Jin-ju (이진주, 李鎭珠) (11 September 1947 - 1994),[8] died unmarried.
  4. Son: Yi Jin-hong (이진홍, 李鎭弘; born 24 July 1949)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 최정민, 김효정 (2 November 2018). "마지막 황손 이석, '할아버지 고종 황제, 제대로 평가되길'" – via www.bbc.com.
  2. ^ Kim So-min (김소민) (6 April 2010). 아직 끝나지않은'황실의 추억'. HeraldBiz (in Korean). Seoul: Herald Media. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  3. ^ 전주이씨 대동종약원 "女皇 추대는 억지 장난". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Seoul. Yonhap. 2 October 2006. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
  4. ^ "조선황실 마지막 옹주 이해원씨 별세". Monthly Chosun (in Korean). 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "용인이씨대동보 龍仁李氏大同譜, 6권". FamilySearch. (Volume 3, Page 324)
  6. ^ a b c "Coronation of Korea's new empress leads to royal family controversy". Korea JoongAng Daily.
  7. ^ "역대 총재". Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association (전주이씨대동종약원). Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  8. ^ Park, Sung-ha (22 October 2006). "Coronation of Korea's new empress leads to royal family controversy". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 10 June 2020.

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Yi Hae-won
Born: 24 April 1919 Died: 8 February 2020
Titles in pretence
Vacant
Title last held by
Yi Ku 		— TITULAR —
Empress of Korea
29 September 2006 – 8 February 2020
Reason for succession failure:
Empire abolished in 1910 		Vacant
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