Princess Deokhye 덕혜옹주 | |
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Born | Yi Deokhye 25 May 1912 Deoksu Palace, Keijo, Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | 21 April 1989 Sugang Hall, Changdeok Palace, Seoul, South Korea | (aged 76)
Burial | Hongryureung, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
Spouse | |
Father | Gojong of Korea |
Mother | Imperial Consort Boknyeong Gwi-in |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 덕혜옹주 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Deokhye Ongju |
McCune–Reischauer | Tŏkhye Ongju |
Birth name | |
Hangul | 이덕혜 |
Hanja | 李德惠 |
Revised Romanization | Yi Deokhye |
McCune–Reischauer | Yi Dŏkhye |
Princess Deokhye of Korea (Korean: 덕혜옹주; RR: Deokhye-ongju; Japanese: 徳恵姫, Tokue-hime; 25 May 1912 – 21 April 1989) was the last princess of the Korean royal family.
She was born on 25 May 1912, at Changdeok Palace, in Seoul, as the youngest daughter of Emperor Gojong from his concubine, then known as Yang Gwi-in. After her birth, Gojong bestowed the royal title Boknyeong on Lady Yang.[2]
Deokhye was not formally recognized as a princess by Japan because she was not the daughter of a Queen. In 1917, she was officially recognized as a princess by the Japanese government and also her name was formally entered into the imperial family's registry. Her father loved her greatly and established the Deoksugung Kindergarten for her in Junmyungdang (준명당),[1] Hamnyeong Hall. Girls her age from noble families attended the kindergarten.
In South Korea, she is called Deokhye Ongju, not Gongju. Gongju refers to the daughters of the Queen, and Ongju refers to the daughters of concubines.