Yi Hae-won

Yi Hae-won
Yi upon her marriage in 1936
Head of the House of Yi
(disputed)
Period16 July 2005 – 8 February 2020
Coronation16 July 2005
PredecessorCrown Prince Yi Gu
SuccessorNone
Born(1919-04-24)24 April 1919
Sadong Palace, Keijō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died8 February 2020(2020-02-08) (aged 100)
Hanam, South Korea
SpouseYi Seung-gyu
Issue
  • Yi Jin-hyu
  • Yi Jin-wang
  • Yi Jin-ju
  • Yi Jin-hong
HouseJeonju Yi (by birth)
Yongin Yi (by marriage)
FatherPrince Yi Kang of Korea
MotherYi Hui-chun, Lady Yi of Sudeok Hall (biological)
Kim Su-deok, Lady Kim of Deokin Hall (adoptive)
Yi Hae-won
Hangul
이해원
Hanja
李海瑗
RRI Haewon
MRI Haewŏn
Korean imperial name
Hangul
이진
Hanja
李珍
RRI Jin
MRI Chin
Childhood name
Hangul
이길운, 이원
Hanja
李吉雲, 李瑗
RRI Gilun, I Won
MRI Kirun, I Wŏn

Yi Hae-won (Korean이해원; Hanja李海瑗; 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.