Yi Bangja

Yi Bangja
Crown Princess of Korea
Then-Princess Masako wearing the Order of the Precious Crown, between 1919/1926
BornPrincess Masako of Nashimoto
(1901-11-04)4 November 1901
Tokyo, Japan
Died30 April 1989(1989-04-30) (aged 87)
Nakseon Hall, Changdeok Palace, Seoul, South Korea
Spouse
(m. 1920; died 1970)
IssueYi Jin
Yi Gu
FatherMorimasa, Prince Nashimoto
Bangja, Crown Princess Euimin of Korea
Japanese name
Kanji方子女王
Transcriptions
RomanizationMasako Joō
Korean name
Hangul이방자
Hanja李方子
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationI Bang-ja
McCune–ReischauerI Pang-cha
Wedding photo

Yi Bangja, Crown Princess of Korea (Korean이방자; 4 November 1901 – 30 April 1989) was the wife of Crown Prince Euimin, the last Crown Prince of the Korean Empire. She was born as Princess Masako of Nashimoto (方子女王 (Masako Joō)),[1] a member of the Japanese Imperial Family.