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Yi Won
Emperor of Korea
Pretend16 July 2005 – present
PredecessorGu, Prince Imperial Hoeun
Born (1962-09-23) 23 September 1962 (age 62)
Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
SpouseCho Tŭng-hak
IssueTwo sons
Names
Yi Sang-hyŏp
FatherYi Gap
Motheran unknown Lady
Yi Won
Hangul
이원
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Won
McCune–ReischauerYi Won
Claimed Imperial title
Hangul
황사손
Hanja
Revised RomanizationHwangsason*
McCune–ReischauerHwangsason
  • meaning "Hereditary Prince Imperial"

Yi Won (born 23 September 1962) is a descendant of the Joseon Dynasty (a.k.a. Yi Dynasty) and one of several who claim to be head the House of Yi.[1] He worked as a general manager of Hyundai Home Shopping, a Hyundai Department Store Group company, until Prince Yi Gu died on 16 July 2005. He was born as the eldest son of Prince Gap of Korea, the 9th son of Prince Yi Kang by his wife at Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul and became the adopted son of Prince Yi Gu, the twenty-ninth head of the Imperial house, though the legality of the adoption is contested.[2]

Biography

Those who dispute the legitimacy of the adoption point out that consent for the adoption of Prince Won was not given by other members of Imperial House, including Prince Yi Seok, the younger half-brother of Prince Gap, and Princess Yi Hae-won, the eldest surviving member of the house. Also, according to present Korean law, the traditional adoption after death of a foster parent to continue the line has been outlawed by legislation as of 2004.

Another problem arises over whether Prince Won or his father Prince Gap is the senior member of the house. While the line of Prince Gang is the senior line following the death of Prince Gu, there are descendants of the elder sons of Prince Gang. Barring the descendant of Prince Geon, the eldest son who had been naturalised as a Japanese after World War II, some members of the House insist that the Headship of House should pass to the descendants of Prince Wu, the second son of Prince Gang. In this case, the rightful Head of the House is Yi Chung, Prince Wu's eldest son.

Prince Won attended the Sangmun High School during 1979-1981 and completed studies in broadcasting at the New York Institute of Technology, United States. He and his wife have had two children, the eldest son born in 1998; the other son born in 1999.

On 16 July 2005, following the death of Prince Gu, some members of the Lee Family Council chose him as the next Head of Korean Imperial Household and they also made his title the Hereditary Prince Imperial (Hwangsason) in the meaning of inherited a title of Prince Gu. His claim is contested by Princess Yi Haewon of Korea who was crowned Empress of South Korea by 12 descendants who felt that she should be Empress, not Prince Won.

He currently lives in an apartment in Wondang, Goyang, Gyeonggi province, Korea with his family.

Title

  • 16 July 2005 – present: assumed to be His Imperial Highness Won, Hereditary Prince Imperial of Korea.[3]

Ancestry

Family of Yi Won
16. Prince Yi Ha-ŭng, Great Prince Regent of Hŭngsŏn
8. Emperor Konyang of Korea
17. Grand Lady Min Yŏhŭng
4. Prince Yi Kang
9. Lady Chang
2. Prince Yi Gap
5. Lady Ham Kae-pong
1. Prince Yi Won
3. an unknown Lady

References

  1. ^ "Reviving Joseon", Invest Korea Journal, Mar-Apr 2010.
  2. ^ Royal Ark
  3. ^ Royal Ark

See also


Yi Won
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Emperor of Korea
Joseon
16 July 2005 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Empire abolished in 1910 		Incumbent

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