Prince Yi Kang

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Prince Yi Kang : biography

30 March 1877 – 15 August 1955

Daughters

  1. Yi Haewan (이해완 i hae wan) (1915–1981), his 1st daughter with his concubine, Lady Sudeok.
  2. Yi Haewon (이해원 李海瑗 i hae won) (born 1919), his 2nd daughter with Lady Sudeok. She claimed to be the 30th Head of the Imperial House of Korea on 29 September 2006.
  3. Yi Haechun (이해춘 i hae chun) (born 1920), his 3rd daughter with his concubine, Lady Sugwan.
  4. Yi Haesuk (이해숙 i hae suk) (1920-?), his 4th daughter with his concubine, Lady Sugil.
  5. Yi Haegyeong (이해경 李海瓊 i hae gyeong) (born 1930), his 5th daughter with his partner, Gim Geumdeok. She was (now retired) a librarian for Korean studies at the Starr East Asian Library in Columbia University, New York, and is also the author of some royal biographies.
  6. Yi Hoeja (이회자 i hoe ja) (born 1940), his 6th daughter with Kim Hyesu.
  7. Yi Haeran (이해란 i hae ran) (born 1944), his 7th daughter with Hong Jeongsun
  8. Yi Haeryeon (이해련 i hae ryeon) (born 1950), his 8th daughter with Hong Jeongsun.
  9. Yi Changhui (이창희 i chang hui) (born 1953), his 9th daughter with Kim Hyesu.

Titles, styles, and honours

Titles from birth to death

  • His Royal Highness Prince Gang of Korea (1877–1891)
  • His Royal Highness Prince Euihwa of Korea (eui hwa gun ma ma) (1891–1899)
  • His Imperial Highness The Prince Imperial Eui of Korea (eui chin wang jeon ha) (1899–1955)

Honours

  1. Grand Order of the Golden Measure and the Auspicious Stars (8 April 1906)
  2. Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class with Paulownia Flowers (3 May 1906)
  3. Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure-circa 1906
  4. Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum (8 January 1924)

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