Yi Hae-won

Yi Hae-won (; 24 April 1919 – 8 February 2020), also Lee Hae-won, was a member of the House of Yi, the royal family of Joseon and the Korean Empire. Yi was considered a pretender to the throne until her death at the age of 100 in her house in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province.

Birth and marriage Yi Haewon was born in Sadong Palace, which was an official residence of her family in Keijō, as the second daughter of Prince Imperial Ui, fifth son of Emperor Gojong of Korea, and one of his concubines, Lady Yi of Sudeok Hall. She was raised in Unhyeon Palace. After she graduated from Kyunggi Girls' High School in 1937, she married Yi Seunggyu, who was kidnapped and compulsorily taken to North Korea during the Korean War. They had three sons and one daughter. Contesting her nephew's claim and appointment to the throne, Yi Haewŏn announced the restoration of the Empire.

Family Yi Hae-won's husband, Yi Seung-gyu, descended from the Yongin Yi clan , according to the Genealogy book of the clan published in 1983. Father: Yi Kang, Prince Imperial Ui (30 March 1877 – 16 August 1955) Grandfather: Emperor Gojong (8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919) Grandmother: Imperial Consort Gwi-in of the Deoksu Jang clan Mother: Biological: Lady Yi Hui-chun of Sudeok Hall ; Yi Kang's 5th concubine Adoptive: Kim Su-deok, Princess Consort Imperial Ui Younger half-brother: Yi Seok (이석, 李錫; born 3 August 1941) Husband: Yi Seung-gyu (이승규, 李昇圭; born 4 September 1917) Father-in-law: Yi Wan-yeong (1895 – 1943), the only son of Yi Ju-sang . Mother-in-law: Lady Yi Hui-gyeong of the Hansan Yi clan (이희경, 李喜慶; born 1895), the daughter of Yi Deok-gyu . Children: Son: Yi Jin-hyu (이진휴, 李鎭烋; born 24 January 1941) – married Lady Yi Ae-seon . Son: Yi Jin-wang (이진왕, 李鎭旺; 14 November 1945 – December 2019) – married Lady Park Jong-mi . Daughter: Yi Jin-ju (11 September 1947 – 1994) – died unmarried. Son: Yi Jin-hong (이진홍, 李鎭弘; born 24 July 1949)