Yi Hae-won

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, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now Seoul, South Korea)
Died8 February 2020(2020-02-08) (aged 100)
Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, 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 (Korean이해원; 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]

  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.