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李淸 i cheong yi chung
 i ch ' ŏng 이청
yi chung

prince yi chung of korea -lrb- born 23 april 1936 -rrb- is a member of the former imperial family of korea and the genealogical male-line heir of emperor gojong .
he is the eldest son of prince wu of korea who inherited the title of prince heung with the 4th head of unhyun palace and his wife princess chanju , a granddaughter of marquis park yeonghyo who was a son-in-law of king cheoljong of joseon .
he was nine years old when he inherited unhyeongung , where emperor gojong was born , because his father , a colonel in the imperial japanese army , was killed by the atomic blast that destroyed hiroshima on august 6 , 1945 .
in 1947 , his father 's elder brother , prince gun -lrb- `` momoyama ken ` ichi '' -rrb- acquired japanese citizenship .
this made prince chung the likely direct heir of his grandfather , prince imperial ui , who died in 1955 .
in 1991 , prince chung gave his ancestral home of unhyeongung to the seoul metropolitan government on the death of his mother .
at present , he is `` de jure '' genealogical heir to the headship of the imperial family when male primogeniture is applied .
however , he has not taken an active position on the debate between leadership of imperial family between his two relatives , hereditary prince imperial won -lrb- a first cousin and the son of the 9th son of prince ui -rrb- and princess haewon -lrb- aunt and second eldest daughter of prince ui -rrb- .
