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Yi Won
  • 이원
Yi in 2018
Head of the House of Yi
Period16 July 2005 – present
PredecessorYi Ku
Born (1962-09-23) 23 September 1962 (age 62)
Hyehwa-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
SpouseCho Tŭng-hak
IssueYi Kwon
Yi Yeong
Names
Yi Sang-hyŏp
FatherYi Gap
MotherYi Gyeong-suk
Yi Won
Hangul
이원
Hanja
李源
Revised RomanizationI Won
McCune–ReischauerI Wŏn

Yi Won (Korean: 이원; born Yi Sang-Hyeob;[citation needed] 23 September 1962) is a great-grandson of Gojong of Korea and one of several who claim to be current head of the House of Yi.[1]

Biography

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Yi Won was born as the eldest son of Yi Gap, the 9th son of Prince Yi Kang by one of his partners at Hyehwa-dong, Jongno District, Seoul. He 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, Yi Kwon (이권), born in 1998; the other son, Yi Yeong (이영), born in 1999.[citation needed]

He worked as a general manager of Hyundai Home Shopping, a Hyundai Department Store Group company, until Prince Yi Ku died on 16 July 2005. After the death of Yi Ku, the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association made him the heir of the late prince;[2] Yi Won was later announced to be the director of the association on 27 June 2007.[3] Officially, as noble titles aren't recognized by the Constitution of South Korea, Yi Won is by birth a citizen in South Korea.

He currently lives in an apartment in Wondang, Goyang, South Korea with his family.[citation needed]

Adoption controversy

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According to the chairman of the association, Lee Hwan-ey (이환의; 李桓儀), in his last meeting with Yi Ku on 10 July, Yi Won was allowed to become his heir and Yi Ku signed for granting permission. Following the death of Yi Ku on 16 July 2005, the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association appointed Yi Won as the next Head of the Korean Imperial Household and as such he inherited the title of Hereditary Prince Imperial (Hwangsason) from Yi Ku. Another meeting held on 21 July, within the association, was to determine whether Yi Won could be the successor of Yi Ku.[4] Eventually, Yi Won's status as Yi Ku's successor was confirmed by the Jeonju Lee Royal Family Association as of 22 July 2005.[2]

This claim was contested by his half-aunt, Yi Hae-won, who was crowned "Empress of Korea" by some of her relatives. In spite of this, he is annually called on to take the place of the sovereign at the Jongmyo jerye ceremonies performing rites to his royal ancestors.

Those who dispute the legitimacy of the adoption claim that consent for the adoption of Yi Won was not given by other members of Imperial House, including Yi Seok, the younger half-brother of Prince Gap, and Yi Hae-won, the eldest member of the house until her death in 2020. Also, Yi Ku died before the adoption process could complete; as such, according to present Korean law, a traditional posthumous adoption was no longer recognized by legislation as of 2004.[5]

Ancestry

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Patrilineal descent

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Patrilineal descent
  1. Yi Han, d. 754?
  2. Yi Jayeon
  3. Yi Cheonsang
  4. Yi Gwanghui
  5. Yi Ipjeon
  6. Yi Geunghyu
  7. Yi Yeomsoon
  8. Yi Seung-sak
  9. Yi Chung-kyung
  10. Yi Kyung-young
  11. Yi Chung-min
  12. Yi Hwa
  13. Yi Jinyu
  14. Yi Gung-jin
  15. Yi Yong-bu
  16. Yi Rin
  17. Yi Yang-mu, d. 1231
  18. Yi An-sa, d. 1274
  19. Yi Haeng-ni
  20. Yi Chun, d. 1342
  21. Yi Jachun, 1315–1361
  22. Taejo of Joseon, 1335–1408
  23. Taejong of Joseon, 1367–1422
  24. Sejong of Joseon, 1397–1450
  25. Sejo of Joseon, 1417–1468
  26. Crown Prince Uigyeong, 1438–1457
  27. Seongjong of Joseon, 1457–1495
  28. Jungjong of Joseon, 1488–1544
  29. Grand Internal Prince Deokheung, 1530–1559
  30. Seonjo of Joseon, 1552–1608
  31. Prince Jeongwon, 1580–1619
  32. Injo of Joseon, 1595–1649
  33. Grand Prince Inpyeong, 1622–1658
  34. Prince Boknyeong, 1639–1670
  35. Yi Hyuk, Prince Uiwon, 1661–1722
  36. Yi Sook, Prince Anheung, 1693–1768
  37. Yi Jin-ik, 1728–1796
  38. Yi Byeong-won, 1752–1822
  39. Yi Gu, Prince Namyeon, 1788–1836
  40. Grand Internal Prince Heungseon, 1820–1898
  41. Gojong of Korea, 1852–1919
  42. Prince Yi Kang, 1877–1955
  43. Yi Gap, 1938–2014
  44. Yi Won, b. 1962

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20111008010626/http://www.investkorea.org/InvestKoreaWar/work/journal/content/content_print.jsp?code=4670408. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ a b 황실 후손 생활 담은 다큐 만들고파. The Chosun Ilbo. 18 August 2005. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. ^ 역대 총재. 전주이씨대동종약원. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  4. ^ Sin, Hyeon-jun (21 July 2005). 끊어진 조선황실 후계 40대 회사원이 잇는다. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Coronation of Korea's new empress leads to royal family controversy". 22 October 2006.
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Yi Won
Born: 23 September 1962
Cultural offices
Vacant
Title last held by
Yi Ku 		Director of the Jeonju Lee
Royal Family Association
27 June 2007 – present 		Incumbent
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Emperor of Korea
16 July 2005 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Empire abolished in 1910 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Yi Kwon
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