Yi Kang | |
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Born | Hanseong-bu, Joseon | 30 March 1877
Died | 15 August 1955 Andong Palace, Anguk-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea | (aged 78)
Burial | Hongyu-reung, Namyang-ju |
Spouse | Kim Su-deok, Princess Imperial Ui
(m. 1892; died 1964)Concubines:
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Issue Detail | Prince Yi Geon (Later Kenichi Momoyama) Prince Yi U Yi Bang Yi Hae-wan Yi Chang Yi Ju Yi Hae-won Yi Gon (Successor of Yi Kang) Yi Hae-chun Yi Hae-suk Yi Gwang Yi Hyun Yi Haegyeong Yi Gap Yi Seok Yi Hoe-ja Yi Hwan Yi Hae-ran Yi Jung Yi Hae-ryeon Yi Chang-hui |
House | House of Yi |
Father | Emperor Gojong of Korea |
Mother | Lady Jang of the Deoksu Jang clan |
Religion | Confucianism → Catholic |
Yi Kang | |
Hangul | 의친왕 이강 or 의화군 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Uichinwang I Gang or Uihwagun |
McCune–Reischauer | Ŭich'inwang I Kang or Ŭihwagun |
Yi Kang, Prince Imperial Ui (Korean: 의친왕 이강; 30 March 1877 – 15 August 1955), also known as Prince Uihwa, was the second son of Emperor Gojong of Korea and his concubine, Lady Jang, who was a court lady-in-waiting.
He was not formally recognized as a legitimate prince until 1892, when his father issued a decree naming Yi "Prince Uihwa" with the style of Royal Highness. Yi married Lady Kim Su-deok, the daughter of court official Kim Sajun.
Prince Yi was not the Crown Prince, even though he was older than his half-brother Prince Imperial Yeong, due to various reasons including the status of his mother.