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Yi Won

Korean pretender

PersonAge 64humanQ487528

Also known as Lee Won · Lee Sang-hyup · Yi Sang-hyup · Yi Sang-hyeop · Lee Sang-hyeop · I Sang-hyeop

Born: September 23, 1962
Birthplace: Seoul
Citizenship: South Korea
Occupation: businessperson
Education: New York Institute of Technology
, Sangmoon High School
Languages spoken, written or signed: Korean
, English

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Yi Won is one of the great-grandsons of Gojong of Korea and one of several who claim to be current head of the House of Yi but is not accepted by the imperial family of Korea.

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Sex or gender: male
Father: Yi Gap
Family: Joseon
Family name: Lee
McCune–Reischauer romanization: Yi Won
Revised Romanization: I Won
Given name: Yuan
Sang-hyeop
Native language: Korean

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