Yi Ku

Yi Ku
Yi as a child
Head of the House of Yi
PeriodMay 1, 1970 – July 16, 2005
PredecessorCrown Prince Yi Un
SuccessorYi Won or Yi Seok
(disputed)
Born(1931-12-29)December 29, 1931
Kitashirakawa Palace (now former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka), Kioicho, Kojimachiku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
DiedJuly 16, 2005(2005-07-16) (aged 73)
Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, Kioicho, Kojimachiku, Tokyo, Japan
Spouse
(m. 1959; div. 1982)
IssueEugenia Unsuk (adopted)
HouseYi
FatherCrown Prince Yi Un of Korea
MotherPrincess Masako of Nashimoto of Japan
ReligionRoman Catholicism
OccupationArchitect, businessperson
Yi Ku
Hangul
이구
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Gu
McCune–ReischauerI Ku
Imperial title
Hangul
황세손
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwangseson[note 1]
McCune–ReischauerHwangseson
Posthumous title
Hangul
회은황세손
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHoeeun Hwangseson[note 2]
McCune–ReischauerHoeŭn Hwangseson
  1. ^ Meaning "Prince Imperial"
  2. ^ Meaning "Prince Imperial Hoeun"

Yi Ku (December 29, 1931 – July 16, 2005) was a Korean prince who was head of the House of Yi from 1970 until 2005. He was a grandson of Emperor Gojong of the Joseon dynasty. Through Kuni Asahiko his maternal great-grandfather, Ku was a second-cousin to Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan.