Ha-eung Yi (1820 - 1898)

Born 21 Dec 1820 in Hanseong, Kingdom of Joseon, Korea

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1898 at age 77 in Seongjeosibli, Korean Empire

Biography

Ha-eung Yi is Notable.

Korean Name:

Westernized: Yi (Yi is the Family Name, is the Given Name)

Hangul/Hanja: 이하응 李昰應

Courtesty Name: Sibaek

Temple Name:

Yi Ha-eung (Heungseon Daewongun) (흥선대원군, 興宣大院君, 21 December 1820 – 22 February 1898), also known as the Daewongun (대원군, 大院君), Guktaegong (국태공, 國太公, "The Great Archduke") or formally Heungseon Heonui Daewonwang (흥선헌의대원왕, 興宣獻懿大院王) and also known to contemporary western diplomats as Prince Gung, was the title of Yi Ha-eung, regent of Joseon during the minority of Emperor Gojong in the 1860s and until his death a key political figure of late Joseon Korea.

Lineage

Father: Yi Gu, Prince Namyeon (22 August 1788 - 19 March 1836) (이구 남연군)

• Grandfather: Yi Byeong-won (6 April 1752 - 11 November 1822) (이병원)
• Adoptive Grandfather: Yi Jin, Prince Eunshin (11 January 1755 - 29 March 1771) (이진 은신군)
• Grandmother: Lady Jeong of the Yeonil Jeong clan (연일 정씨)
• Adoptive Grandmother: Lady Hong of the Namyang Hong clan (1755 - 29 March 1821) (남양 홍씨)

Mother: Princess Consort Min of the Yeoheung Min clan (26 June 1788 - 1831) (군부인 여흥민씨)

• Grandfather: Min Gyeong-hyeok (1746 - 1815) (민경혁)
• Grandmother: Lady Han of the Cheongju Han clan (청주 한씨)

Consorts and their Respective Issue(s)

1. Grand Internal Princess Consort Sunmok of the Yeoheung Min clan (3 February 1818 - 8 January 1898) (순목대원비 민씨)
   1. Yi Jae-myeon, Prince Imperial Heungchin (22 August 1845 - 9 September 1912) (이재면 흥친왕)
   2. Emperor Gojong of Korea (8 September 1852 – 21 January 1919) (대한제국 고종)
   3. Unnamed daughter (? - 1869)
   4. Unnamed daughter (? - 1899)
2. Gye Seong-wol (계성월)
   1. Yi Jae-seon, Prince Waneun (1 August 1841/1842 - 27 October 1881) (이재선 완은군)^
   2. Unnamed daughter (? - 1869)
3. Chuseon (추선) (? - 1885)
4. Lady Seo (? - 7 January 1914) (서씨)
5. Jin Chae-seon (1842 - ?) (진채선)

Sources

• Wikipedia contributors. "Heungseon Daewongun." Wikipedia. Accessed 21 Jan 2018.
• Wikidata: Item Q469432