Yi Haegyeong

Yi Hae-gyeong (이해경, 李海瓊; born 1930) is the last princess of Korea.[1] Yi is the granddaughter of Emperor Gojong of the Korean Empire who reigned from 1863 to 1907. She resides in New York City. She worked in Columbia University in charge of a famous collection of Asian literature, from which she eventually retired.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Yi.

References
  1. "<카메라뉴스> 마지막 왕녀 이해경씨 경기전 참배". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 25 March 2016.



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