Yi Won, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yi Won

Korean pretender

Date of Birth: 23-Sep-1962

Place of Birth: Seoul, South Korea

Profession: businessperson

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Yi Won (Korean: ??) (born 23 September 1962) is a descendant of the Joseon Dynasty (a.k.a.
Yi Dynasty) and one of several who claim to be head of the House of Yi.
He worked as a general manager of Hyundai Home Shopping, a Hyundai Department Store Group company, until Prince Yi Gu died on 16 July 2005.
He was born as the eldest son of Prince Gap of Korea, the 9th son of Prince Yi Kang by his wife at Hyehwa-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul and became the adopted son of Prince Yi Gu, the twenty-ninth head of the Imperial house, though the legality of the adoption tradition is contested.