Haewon, Princess of Korea
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| Haewon, Princess of Korea | |
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| Birth name | |
| Hangul: | 이해원 |
| Hanja: | 李海瑗 |
| McCune-Reischauer: | I Haewŏn |
| Revised Romanization: | I Haewon |
| Claimed Imperial title | |
| Hangul: | 여황 |
| Meaning: | Empress |
| Hanja: | 女皇 |
| Revised Romanization: | Yeohwang |
Princess Yi Haewon of Korea (born 1919) a descendant of the Joseon Dynasty is the pretender to the throne of Korea. She is a second daughter of Prince Gang, Prince Imperial Ui of Korea, a fifth son of Emperor Gojong of Korea and his concubine, Lady Sudeokdang and currently the 30th head of the Korean Imperial Household. She is the eldest of the surviving children of Prince Gang.
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[edit] Birth and marriage
Haewon was born in Sadong Palace which was an official residence of her family in Seoul and raised in Unhyeon Palace. She graduated from Kyunggi Girl's High School in 1936 and then married Lee Seunggyu, who was kidnapped compulsorily to North Korea in Korean War, having had issue, three sons and one daughter.
[edit] Enthronement
On 29 September 2006, she was enthroned as the symbolic monarch of Korea by the Korean Imperial Family Association, organized by about a dozen descendants of Joseon Dynasty. She lays claim to using a title of the Empress of Korea and declared the restoration of Imperial House in her own succession ceremony. The private enthronement was not approved or supported by the republican government of South Korea.
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| House of Yi Born: 1919 |
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| Preceded by Prince Imperial Hoeun |
* NOT REIGNING * Empress of Korea (2006-) * Reason for Succession Failure: * Empire abolished with Japanese annexation in 1910 |
Succeeded by current incumbent |
