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Princess Deokhye

1912 - 1989

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Princess Deokhye of Korea (Korean: 덕혜옹주; RR: Deokhye-ongju; Japanese: 徳恵姫, Tokue-hime; 25 May 1912 – 21 April 1989) was the last princess of the Korean royal family. She was born on 25 May 1912, at Changdeok Palace, in Seoul, as the youngest daughter of Emperor Gojong from his concubine, then known as Yang Gwi-in. After her birth, Gojong bestowed the royal title Boknyeong on Lady Yang. Deokhye was not formally recognized as a princess by Japan because she was not the daughter of a Queen. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Princess Deokhye is the 400th most popular nobleman (down from 392nd in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 89th in 2019) and the most popular South Korean Nobleman.

Princess Deokhye is most famous for her role in the assassination of Queen Min.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Princess Deokhye ranks 400 out of 1,415Before her are Magnus I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Dündar Ali Osman, Charles II, Duke of Mantua and Montferrat, Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Aénor de Châtellerault. After her are Amadeus IV, Count of Savoy, Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria, William VIII, Duke of Aquitaine, Duchess Sophia Frederica of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Robert III of Artois, and Gaston IV, Count of Foix.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Princess Deokhye ranks 91Before her are Hugh Griffith, Michael Wilding, Petar Stambolić, Kamala Sohonie, Rihei Sano, and Taiichi Ohno. After her are Lady Bird Johnson, Sohn Kee-chung, Julia Child, Philibert Tsiranana, Marina Raskova, and Chaïm Perelman. Among people deceased in 1989, Princess Deokhye ranks 67Before her are Rashid Behbudov, R. D. Laing, Werner Best, Kaoru Ishikawa, Kazimierz Deyna, and Karel Zeman. After her are Luis Carlos Galán, Leonardo Sciascia, Lucille Ball, Minoru Genda, Józef Cyrankiewicz, and Hamani Diori.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Princess Deokhye ranks 100 out of 1,128Before her are Chungnyeol of Goryeo (1236), Hwang Kyo-ahn (1957), Chungmok of Goryeo (1337), Sung Jae-gi (1967), Ri Chun-hee (1943), and Chungjeong of Goryeo (1338). After her are Choe Yeong (1316), Lazarus You Heung-sik (1951), Heo Jun (1546), Byung-Chul Han (1959), Lee Jong-wook (1945), and Hong Myung-bo (1969).

Among NOBLEMEN In South Korea

Among noblemen born in South Korea, Princess Deokhye ranks 1