House of Yi
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The House of Yi was the royal family of Joseon and later the imperial family of the Korean Empire, descended from the Joseon founder Yi Seong-gye. All of his descendants are members of the Jeonju Yi c
Portrait for Taejo of Joseon, a 1872 copy painted by Cho Chungmuk
Emperor Gojong in 1898, painted by Hubert Vos
Crown Prince Yi Un with Itō Hirobumi, 1907
From right to left: Korean princes Yi U, Yi Geon and Yi Un as officers of the Imperial Japanese Army, together with members of the Japanese imperial family at the Yasukuni Shrine, 1938
Yi Won
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Yi Won is one of the great-grandsons of Gojong of Korea and one of several who claim to be current head of the House of Yi but is not accepted by the imperial family of Korea.
House of Yi
…Prince Imperial Ui; however, Yi Jun being the heir to Sadonggung Palace making him to reject the offer to succeed Yi Ku, so his younger first cousin, Yi Won, instead became the Yi Ku's successor and the status was confirmed by the association as of 22 July 2005. Although, the posthumous adoption would be…
Yi in 2026
Gyeongbok gung palace 05