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Yi Ku | |
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Head of the House of Yi | |
Period | May 1, 1970 – July 16, 2005 |
Predecessor | Crown Prince Yi Un |
Successor | Yi Won or Yi Seok (disputed) |
Born | Kitashirakawa Palace (now former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka), Kioicho, Kojimachiku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan | December 29, 1931
Died | July 16, 2005 Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, Kioicho, Kojimachiku, Tokyo, Japan | (aged 73)
Spouse | |
Issue | Eugenia Unsuk (adopted) |
House | Yi |
Father | Crown Prince Yi Un of Korea |
Mother | Princess Masako of Nashimoto of Japan |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Occupation | Architect, businessperson |
Yi Ku | |
Hangul | 이구 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | I Gu |
McCune–Reischauer | I Ku |
Imperial title | |
Hangul | 황세손 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hwangseson[note 1] |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwangseson |
Posthumous title | |
Hangul | 회은황세손 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Hoeeun Hwangseson[note 2] |
McCune–Reischauer | Hoeŭn Hwangseson |
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.