Yi Bangja

Yi Bangja
Crown Princess of Korea
Then-Princess Masako wearing the Order of the Precious Crown, between 1919/1926
BornPrincess Masako of Nashimoto
(1901-11-04)4 November 1901
Tokyo, Japan
Died30 April 1989(1989-04-30) (aged 87)
Nakseon Hall, Changdeok Palace, Seoul, South Korea
Spouse
(m. 1920; died 1970)
IssueYi Jin
Yi Gu
FatherMorimasa, Prince Nashimoto
Bangja, Crown Princess Euimin of Korea
Japanese name
Kanji方子女王
Transcriptions
RomanizationMasako Joō
Korean name
Hangul이방자
Hanja李方子
Transcriptions
Revised RomanizationI Bangja
McCune–ReischauerI Pangja

Yi Bangja, Crown Princess of Korea (Korean: 이방자; 4 November 1901 30 April 1989) was the wife of Crown Prince Euimin, the last Crown Prince of the Korean Empire. She was born as Princess Masako of Nashimoto (方子女王, Masako Joō), a member of the Japanese Imperial Family.