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Imperial Heir of Sadong Palace
Successor of Prince Imperial Ui, Yi Kang
Period11 September 1961 – present
PredecessorYi Gon
Born (1961-09-11) 11 September 1961 (age 63)
Deoksu Palace, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea
SpouseKim, Sung Ja
IssueYi Bum
Yi Baek
FatherYi Gon
MotherHwang, Gyeong Saeng
Yi Jun
Hangul
이
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Jun
McCune–ReischauerYi Jun

Yi Jun (Korean: 이준; 11 September 1961) is a great-grandson of the Emperor Gojong of Korea of Korean Empire and the first grandson of Prince Imperial Ui, Yi Kang, the second son of Emperor Gojong. He is the successor of Sadonggung-the palace of Prince Imperial Ui.

He has worked as senior engineer at several multinational medical equipment manufacturers. He was born as the eldest son of Yi Gon, the heir of Prince Imperial Ui, Yi Kang at Deoksu Palace, Seoul.

Royal Foundation of Prince Imperial Ui of the Korean Empire

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As head of the Imperial seat of Prince Imperial Ui, along with the eldest member of Korean Imperial Family and Yi Jun's aunt, Yi Haegyeong, the Descendants of the Emperor Gojong founded Royal Foundation of Prince Imperial Ui of the Korean Empire(의친왕기념사업회)[1] in 2022. The mission statement of the foundation is to host a series of museum exhibitions of the imperial artifacts, art performances, and academic forums and symposiums to discover his grandfather, Prince Imperial Ui's independence movement activities.

One of the most important mission statements of the foundation is to restore Sadonggung Palace- the palace of Prince Imperial Ui, built in 1905 but destroyed in 2005 to build a public parking space in Insadong area by Seoul metropolitan government.

From October 2022 to January 2023, Yi Jun[2] and his cousin brother, Yi Young-joo[3] has collected a large number of imperial artifacts by Prince Imperial Ui around the world and organized a special exhibition titled <His Imperial Highness Prince Imperial Ui and the independence movement against Japanese colonization by Korean imperial family> at Kyungwoon Museum.[4]

Kyungwoon Museum is the first high-school founded museum that was owned by Gyeonggi Girls High School, founded by the emperor Sunjong of Korea.

On the 24 of October 2022, Yi Jun has organized an academic symposium titled <Prince Imperial Ui and the imperial family's independence movement by Korean Imperial Family>.

There were six presenters; Professor Lee, Taejin at Seoul National University, Professor Jeon, Byeong-jun at Ewha Women's University, Professor Ban, Byeong-ryul at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, HRH Yi Jun, HRH Yi Haegyeong, and Yi Young-joo, secretary general of Prince Imperial Ui Memorial foundation.

Royal Foundation of Prince Imperial Ui forms a group of descendents of Korean Imperial Family to promote the imperial culture to the general public in Korean and to the world.

In 2024, Yi Jun has paid the repect to the "3 Emperors' Shrine" in Yeosu City, where the Taejo, Gojong, and Sunjong are enshrined after 98 years of foundation of Samhwangmyo as the great-grandson of Emperor Gojong of Korean Empire.[5]

Also along with the Mayor Choi, Minho of Sejong Administrative Capital City, Yi Jun organized the academic forum entitled, "Independence Activities by Korean Imperial Family in Sejong area" [6]

Family

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Korean Imperial Genealogy


Yi Jun is the successor of Prince Imperial Ui, the second prince of Emperor Gojong[7] 

Prince Imperial Ui had 12 sons and 9 daughters.

Sons 1. Yi Geon was naturalized as Japanese citizen in 1947 and changed the name to Momoyama Kenichi(桃山虔一). 2. Yi U was adopted as the heir to Yi Junyong 3. Yi Bang was adopted as the heir to Crown Prince Soheon 4. Yi Chang was adopted as the heir to Prince Eunjeon. 5. Yi Ju was adopted as the heir to Grand Prince Inpyeong. 6. Yi Gon is Yi Jun's father and is the successor of Prince Imperial Ui 7. Yi Gwang was adopted as the heir to Prince Namyeon. 8. Yi Hyun 9. Yi Gap, his son Yi Won was adopted as heir to Yi KU 10. Yi Seok 11. Yi Hwan 12. Yi Jeong

Daughters 1. Yi Hae-wan 2. Yi Hae-won 3. Yi Hae-chun 4. Yi Hae-suk 5. Yi Hae-gyeong 6. Yi Hui-ja 7. Yi Hae-ran 8. Yi Hae-ryun 9. Yi Chang-hui

Yi Jun's 9th uncle, Yi Gap's son, Yi Won was adopted to Yi Ku, the son of Prince Imperial Yeong, third prince of Emperor Gojong.

Yi Jun has two sons- Yi Bum and Yi Baek and lives with his family in an apartment in Sanggye-dong, Nowon-gu, Seoul, South Korea.


Ancestry

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Patrilineal descent

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Patrilineal descent
  1. Yi Han, d. 754?
  2. Yi Jayeon
  3. Yi Cheonsang
  4. Yi Gwanghui
  5. Yi Ipjeon
  6. Yi Geunghyu
  7. Yi Yeomsoon
  8. Yi Seung-sak
  9. Yi Chung-kyung
  10. Yi Kyung-young
  11. Yi Chung-min
  12. Yi Hwa
  13. Yi Jinyu
  14. Yi Gung-jin
  15. Yi Yong-bu
  16. Yi Rin
  17. Yi Yang-mu, d. 1231
  18. Yi An-sa, d. 1274
  19. Yi Haeng-ni
  20. Yi Chun, d. 1342
  21. Yi Jachun, 1315-1361
  22. Taejo of Joseon, 1335-1408
  23. Taejong of Joseon, 1367-1422
  24. Sejong of Joseon, 1397-1450
  25. Sejo of Joseon, 1417-1468
  26. Crown Prince Uigyeong, 1438-1457
  27. Seongjong of Joseon, 1457-1495
  28. Jungjong of Joseon, 1488-1544
  29. Grand Internal Prince Deokheung, 1530-1559
  30. Seonjo of Joseon, 1552-1608
  31. Prince Jeongwon, 1580-1619
  32. Injo of Joseon, 1595-1649
  33. Hyojong of Joseon, 1619-1659
  34. Hyeonjong of Joseon, 1641-1674
  35. Sukjong of Joseon, 1661-1720
  36. Gyeongjong of Joseon, 1720-1724
  37. Yeongjo of Joseon, 1694-1776
  38. Jangjo of Joseon(Crown Prince Sado), 1735-1762
  39. Prince Eunshin, 1755-1771
  40. Prince Namyeon, 1788-1836
  41. Grand Internal Prince Heungseon, 1820-1898
  42. Emperor Gojong of Korea, 1852-1919
  43. Prince Imperial Ui, Yi Kang, 1877-1955
  44. Yi Gon, 1920-1984
  45. Yi Jun, b. 1962

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Introduction to Royal Foundation of Prince Imperial Ui of the Korean Empire 의친왕기념사업회 소개". 21 October 2022.
  2. ^ "The heir of Prince Imperial Ui, Yi Jun to visit Seongbuk District Museum". News1. 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ "The heir of Unhyeongung Palace, Yi Young Joo to visit Seongbuk District Museum". News1. 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ "HIH Prince Imperial Ui and the Independence movement by Imperial Family of Korea exhibition information on Seoul Metropolitan government official website". 21 October 2022.
  5. ^ "The Great-grandson of Emperor Gojong of Korean Empire to visit Samhwangmyo after 98 years of foundation". Yeosu News. 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Fearlessly will purse to abolish the Japanese colonial view of history against Korean Imperial Family that has been rock solid for a century, Says Yi Jun, the Chairman of Royal Foundation of Prince Imperial Ui". ATNnews. 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ "We should re-evaluate the unknown historical life of Prince Imperial Ui, says Yi Jun". Yonhap News. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
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Yi Jun
Sadong Palace of Prince Imperial Ui
Born: 11 September 1961
Cultural offices
Vacant
Title last held by
Yi Gon 		Chairman of Royal Foundation of Prince Imperial Ui
22 November 1983 – 		Incumbent
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
The Imperial Heir of Sadong Palace
22 November 1984 - present 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Yi Bum


Category:House of Yi Category:1961 births Category:Living people Category:People from Seoul Category:Korean princes Category:Korea National Open University alumni

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