Yi Un
| Yi Un, Crown prince Euimin 의민황태자 이은 懿愍皇太子 李垠 |
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| Crown Prince of Korea | |
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| Emperor of Korea | |
| Pretend | 24 April 1926 – 1 May 1970 |
| Predecessor | Sunjong of the Korean Empire |
| Successor | Prince Imperial Hoeun |
| Born |
20 October 1897 Deoksu Palace, Seoul, Great Korean Empire |
| Died | 1 May 1970 (aged 72) Nakseon Hall, Changdeok Palace, Seoul, South Korea |
| Spouse | Masako of Nashimoto (m. 1920; d. 1970) |
| Issue | Yi Jin Yi Gu |
| Father | Emperor Gojong of Korea |
| Mother | Eom Seon-yeong |
| Yi Un | |
| Hangul | 의민태자 |
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| Hanja | 懿愍太子 |
| Revised Romanization | Uimin Taeja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŭimin T'aeja |
| Birth name | |
| Hangul | 이은 |
| Hanja | 李垠 |
| Revised Romanization | I Eun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Ŭn |
| Imperial title | |
| Hangul | 영친왕 |
| Hanja | 英親王 |
| Revised Romanization | Yeongchinwang* |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yŏngch'inwang |
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Lieutenant General Prince Imperial Yeong, the Yi Un, Crown Prince Uimin (also Euimin), also known as Yi Un, Yi Eun, Lee Eun, and Un Yi (20 October 1897 – 1 May 1970), was the 28th Head of the Korean Imperial House, an Imperial Japanese Army general and the last crown prince of Korea.
The prince was born on 20 October 1897 at Deoksu Palace in Seoul as the seventh son of Gojong, the Gwangmu Emperor. His mother was the Honorable Princess Consort Eom Seon-yeong, a palace attendant, who was posthumously awarded the title of Princess Sunheon. He was also the younger half-brother of Emperor Sunjong and Prince Imperial Ui. He was titled Prince Imperial Yeong in 1900, and became the crown prince in 1907, despite being younger than Prince Ui. Prince Ui's support base at court was not strong because his own mother, Lady Jang, had already died.
In December 1907, he was taken to Japan and was enrolled at Gakushūin Peers' School, and upon graduating entered the Imperial Japanese Army Academy, both in Tokyo. Graduating from the academy on 25 May 1917, he was commissioned a second lieutenant in the infantry on 25 December, and steadily rose up the ranks, receiving promotions to lieutenant (April 1920), captain (July 1923) and to major (August 1928).
In 1920, he married Princess Masako of Nashimoto (born 4 November 1901 – 30 April 1989 (aged 87)), the eldest daughter of H.I.H. Lieutenant-General Prince Nashimoto Morimasa, on 28 April 1920 at Tokyo. Prince Morimasa was promoted General in 1922 and was appointed a Gensui in 1932.
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