Yi Ku

Yi Ku
Yi as a child
Head of the House of Yi
PeriodMay 1, 1970 – July 16, 2005
PredecessorCrown Prince Yi Un
SuccessorYi Won or Yi Seok or Yi Hae-won
(disputed)
Born(1931-12-29)December 29, 1931
Kitashirakawa Palace (now former Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka), Kioicho, Kojimachiku, Tokyo, Empire of Japan
DiedJuly 16, 2005(2005-07-16) (aged 73)
Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, Kioicho, Kojimachiku, Tokyo, Japan
Spouse
(m. 1959; div. 1982)
IssueEugenia Unsuk (adopted)
HouseYi
FatherCrown Prince Yi Un of Korea
MotherPrincess Masako of Nashimoto of Japan
ReligionRoman Catholicism
OccupationArchitect, businessperson
Yi Ku
Hangul
이구
Hanja
李玖
Revised RomanizationI Gu
McCune–ReischauerI Ku
Imperial title
Hangul
황세손
Hanja
皇世孫
Literal meaningPrince Imperial
Revised RomanizationHwangseson
McCune–ReischauerHwangseson
Posthumous title
Hangul
회은황세손
Hanja
懷隱皇世孫
Literal meaningPrince Imperial Hoeun
Revised RomanizationHoeeun Hwangseson
McCune–ReischauerHoeŭn Hwangseson

    Yi Ku (Korean: 이구; December 29, 1931  July 16, 2005) was a Korean prince who was head of the House of Yi from 1970 until 2005. He was a grandson of Emperor Gojong of the Joseon dynasty. Through Kuni Asahiko his maternal great-grandfather, Ku was a second-cousin to Emperor Emeritus Akihito of Japan.