Haewon, Princess of Korea

Infobox Korean name
title=Yi Haewŏn
hangul=이해원
hanja=李海瑗
rr=Lee Hae-won
mr=Yi Hae-wŏn
othername1=Claimed Imperial title
hangul1=여황
hanja1=
rr1=Yeohwang*
mr1=Yŏhwang
text=*meaning "Empress"

Princess Yi Haewŏn of Korea (born 1919) a descendant of the Joseon Dynasty is one of two pretenders to the throne of Korea. She is a second daughter of Prince Imperial Ui of Korea, a fifth son of Emperor Gojong of Korea and his concubine, Lady Sudeokdang. Princess Yi Haewŏn is currently a disputed contender to the position of head of the Korean Imperial Household with her nephew Hereditary Prince Imperial Won. She is the eldest of the surviving daughters of Prince Imperial Ui.

Birth and marriage

Haewŏn 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 the Korean War, having had issue, three sons and one daughter.

Enthronement

Titularly reigning since the death of her predecessor Prince Hoeun on July 16, 2005, Princess Haewŏn was enthroned as the symbolic monarch of Korea on 29 September 2006 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.

ee also

*List of Korea-related topics
*Rulers of Korea
*Joseon Dynasty

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Persondata
NAME=Yi, Haewon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=李海瑗, 이해원
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Princess of Korea
DATE OF BIRTH=1919
PLACE OF BIRTH=Seoul, Korea
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=